1. 11.1 & 11.2 Mr. Westfall’s World History
Imperialism
11.1 & 11.2
Mr. Westfall’s
World History

2. Driving Forces for Imperialism
Industrial Revolution
Searched for new markets and raw materials to improve economies
Nationalism
A way to measure national greatness
Social Darwinism
Those who were fittest for survival enjoyed wealth, success and were superior to others

3. Advantages Over Africans
Technological
Maxim Gun vs. Outdated Weapons
Steam Engine = Means to Control
Africans’ variety of languages, cultures, lack of unity, conflict between groups
All factors that made it easier for colonization

4. *By 1914 only Liberia and Ethiopia remained free*
Berlin Conference 1884
Competition over land
Prevent Conflict
Lay down the rules for the division of Africa
Had to notify other European nations of their claims
Show they could control the area
Europeans paid no attention to historical political divisions or to the many ethnic and language groupings in Africa
*By 1914 only Liberia and Ethiopia remained free*

5. (Economic, Political & Social)
New Imperialism
15th – 16th Centuries = Exploration (OLD)
18th – 20th Centuries = Influence (NEW)
(Economic, Political & Social)