imprialism Flashcards
(45 cards)
Old Imperialism
Age of Exploration, 1500s, Christopher Columbus, god.glory.gold
North and South America
New Imperialism
19th and 20th century
Over the globe
European countries wanted more raw materials for their inventions
Africa, China, Latin America, Japan, India
Motives for Imperialism
Sense of National Pride
Racism occured throughout European Countries
Europeans thought that because other countries werent as advanced, it meant that they were better
White Mans Burden
Written by Rudyard Kipling in 1899
White colonizers though it was their responsibility to educate and civilize the indigenous people
Written in the US
Africa before European Domination
Very traditional beliefs
Spoke more than 1000 languages
Both empires and villages
Some were Islamic or Christian
Europeans before Interior Africa Domination
Europe had contact with Africa since 1450
Europeans controlled mainly the coast, 10% of Africa
Disease and hard rivers inside the interior made it hard for Europeans to get in
What helped Europeans get into the interior of Africa
Steam powered ships
David Lvingstone
Spent 30 years in Africa
Opposed to slavery and believed the only way out was opening African trade to the interior as well as Christianity
Henry Stanley
Journalist, set off to look for Livingstone
found him in 2 years
The Butcher of Congo (what happened)
King Leopold exploited Congo´s natural resources AND the people
The Butcher of Congo (what happened)
King Leopold exploited Congo´s natural resources AND the people
Natives were his slaves, if they didn´t work fast enogh they would be beaten or slaughtered
How many Africans were estimated to be killed under Leopolds rule?
10 million
What was the Berlin Conference?
European leaders set up a meeting to set up rules for colonizing Africa
No Africans were invited
Whichever country built an outpost on the territory they wanted, they got to keep
Cecil Rhodes (becomes prime minister of South Africa)
British Imperialist
Controlled British South Africa Company
Wanted to create a new British Empire in South Africa
Who were the Zulus
African leader names Shaka conquered tribes to form the Zulus
Very skilled fighters
fought against European slave traders
Who did the Zulus go to war against
The British (Anglo-Zulu War)
Which countries controlled Africa?
Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Portegual
Why wasnt Liberia imperialized
President Monroe helped freed slaves get back to their home
Why wasn´t Ethiopia imperialized
Emperor Menelik II modernized the Ethiopian army and was able to beat Italy in a battle
Able to fight against Europeans
What did the Chinese consider themselves as
Middle Kingdom
What did the Chinese view outsiders as and what did they used to keep them out
Barbarians, Great Wall
How did barbarians get into China?
Silk Roads
What did China have alot of?
Natural resources, silk, cotton
China did not want to trade with
The west (Britain mostly)
