DO NOW: What do you think is going on in the cartoon?AIM: What were the Causes of Imperialism?

Mr. McEntarfer * Global History * HSLPS

IMPERIALISM When a stronger country (mother country)

conquers and controls a weaker country (colony).

Causes of Imperialism1. Industrial nations wanted new places to

get raw materials/natural resources.2. Nations also wanted to sell

manufactured goods to new markets3. Colonies gave nations a chance to

have powerful military bases all over the world

4. White Man’s Burden: Europeans though they should civilize and Christianize people in Africa and Asia

How does the mother country benefit from

imperialism?

White Man’s Burden

How do these two cartoons differ on their perspective of Imperialism?

Which cartoonist is against imperialism?

Why?

• The Scramble for Africa: As Europe was industrializing Africa was experiencing internal strife and was not industrializing. Europe’s need for natural resources and markets took advantage of this and colonized the continent.

• The Berlin Conference: To avoid conflict Europeans and divided up the African Continent with no regard for the people of Africa.

Reading Activity Write down the following questions and

answer them using pages 618-619. Leave 3 to 4 spaces between each question.

1. What economic interests caused imperialism? 2. What were the political and military motives for

imperialism?3. Describe the humanitarian goals some

Europeans used to justify imperialism.4. What is Social Darwinism? How did European

imperialists use it to justify what they were doing.

5. How did the Industrial Revolution cause imperialism?

Homework Answer the Aim in one complete

paragraph. Don’t forget the topic sentence!