1. Do Now
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2. IMPERIALISM
Imperialism- The cultural, economic, or political domination by one country over another

4. ECONOMIC promote production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
desire to make money
expand and control foreign trade
create new markets for products
acquire raw materials and cheap labor
gold, copper, coal, diamonds, ivory, salt, rubber, oil, slaves

6. POLITICAL desire to gain power and territory in the name of one’s country
competed with other European countries to claim territory in Africa
exercised military force with superior weapons
gained prestige by winning colonies
boosted national pride and security
Nationalism – strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country

8. RELIGIOUS Desire to convert people to Christianity so all can be saved
missionaries followed explorers into Africa to spread European values and moral beliefs and “civilization” to Africans
Brought Christianity to Africa in order to “save” natives

9. Excerpt from The White Man’s Burden
Take up the White Man’s Burden--
Send forth the best ye breed---
Go bind your sons to exile---
To serve your captives’ need…
The savage wars of peace---
Fill full the mouth of famine---
And bid the sickness cease…
-Rudyard Kipling, 1899

10. Racism/IDEOLOGICAL/SOCIAL DARWINIST/ Belief that Europeans are superior to “primitive peoples”
Europeans felt superior to “primitive” people and cultures
It was the “White Man’s Burden” to take care of the uncivilized
Social Darwinism implied natural selection to human beings- only the strongest nations (aka European) would survive