BELLWORK• Read page 480 and answer the following

questions:• What is imperialism?• Describe the three key factors that resulted in

imperialism in the 1800’s. • THINKER: Make a prediction!!! What part of

the world is not settled, but European powers would want to control? Why would this area of the world be valuable?

Imperialism• Between 1800 and 1914, European

countries and the U.S. controlled much of the world.

• They forever changed the people and cultures of the land they conquered.

• Each country wanted to compete with one another for land and influence around the world.

• This created conflicts between various countries.

Age of Imperialism Worksheet• You are now going to complete a worksheet that

outlines all important events relating to imperialism.

• For each event: list important people and the general outcome.

• Covers all of chapter 16: pgs. 487-498.• You have the entire class period to work on this.• Be ready to discuss at the end of class!

Colonization of Africa• David Livingstone was the first to explore Africa.

Traveled for the next 30 years and reported findings to Great Britain.

• Henry Stanley (British explorer), Muhammad Ali (Egypt), Abd al-Qadir (Algeria), Samory Toure (West Africa) & Melnick II (Ethiopia)

• Africa rich in natural resources (gold, diamonds, wood, iron, copper, etc.)

• By 1914: 14 European powers controlled 90% of Africa!

• Liberia and Ethiopia were the only ones the remained independent.

Gold Rush in Africa• Britain vs. the Boers• Cecil Rhodes: British Prime Minister of the Cape

Colony (South Africa)• Boers: group of people that ruled the Transvaal

(South Africa)• Britain wanted gold and diamonds; conflict created

the Anglo-Boer War• Britain won and created South Africa.• Blacks had no representation; whites ruled

everything.

Building the Suez Canal• Ferdinand de Lesseps: French

businessmen who created a company to build the Suez Canal.• Suez Canal: connected Mediterranean

and Red Seas for a shortcut between Europe & Asia• Great Britain took control over it from

Egypt

Sepoy Rebellion• Sepoys (Indian Soldiers) vs. British rulers• Britain ruled over India and imposed

Christianity and European culture on the Indians.

• Sepoys started rebellions all over the country• Cities and people were massacred by the

thousands.• Britain eventually withdrew from India, but

left a viceroy in control.• Viceroy: monarch’s representative

Opium War• British vs. Chinese• Britain smuggled opium into China to

trade with tea, silk, and porcelain.• The Chinese government went to war

with Britain.• Britain won and created the Treaty of

Nanking: forced Chinese to give up many of their rights.

Formation of United League• Ci Xi (TSUH-SEE): emperor of China• Goal: modernize China on the basis of

nationalism, democracy & economic livelihood. • Revolt to overthrow Ci Xi and change the

government, led by Sun Yat-Sen.• Revolt succeeded! Sun Yat-Sen becomes

the first president of the new Chinese Republic.

Arrival of Perry in Japan• Matthew Perry (U.S. Representative)• Shogun: Japanese emperor• Perry sailed to Japan and convinced the

shogun to open trade, for the first time in 200 years!

• Eventually, Japan signed unequal treaties with European powers and caused the citizens to overthrow the shogun.

• Mutsuhito: new emperor of Japan

Monroe Doctrine• James Monroe: U.S. President• John Adams: Secretary of State• Monroe Doctrine: 1823, warned European

powers not to interfere with countries in Western Hemisphere.

• The U.S. wanted to prevent danger, and was willing to fight if anyone violated the doctrine.

Spanish-American War• Jose Marti: led a Cuban revolt to end

Spanish control• President McKinley: supported Cuba• U.S. vs. Spain: over control of

territories• High tensions over Mexican territory • U.S. wins and gets Cuba, Philippines,

Guam and Puerto Rico.