PPT-Ch 11: The Age of Imperialism

Sec 4 Imperialism in Latin America Unit 3 Industrialization and Nationalism I Power Struggles in Mexico Early Conflicts Independence from Spain 1821 Under rule of Antonio de Santa Anna . New Imperialism 1800-1914. Imperialism. – The process of establishing an empire. New Imperialism 1800-1914. Old Imperialism. Conquest. New Imperialism 1800-1914. Old Imperialism. Conquest. Colonization through emigration. What do industrialized nations need to expand their economies?. Industrialized nations need natural . r. esources and markets to expand their economies.. Where did European nations compete for colonies in the 19. Becoming a World Power. Questioning the Causes. Why would the United States choose to enter the competition for foreign lands and markets?. George Washington’s Warning. “entangling alliances”. Early Departures:. The what, when, who, and why of Imperialism. What is Imperialism?. Economic, political, and social control of one country or territory by another. Similar to (almost exactly the same as) colonization, EXCEPT, in colonization an “invading country” tries to control a new territory and replace all the native inhabitants with its own people, whereas in imperialism the “invading country” simply tries to control a new territory economically, politically, and socially while leaving the native population in place (can you think of examples of countries that were colonized?). India, China and Japan. Britain: Extra. British Imperialistic Policies . French Imperialistic Policies . Japanese Imperialistic Policies. British Imperialistic Impact. Japanese Imperialistic Impact. Admit Slip. You are a factory owner in Britain during the 1800’s (during the Industrial Revolution). Your factory is in charge of manufacturing desks, doors, tables, and chairs (anything made of wood). Sales have recently declined due to a decrease in the amount of raw materials (lumber) used to make the finished products. In addition to the shortage of lumber, a shortage of coal (natural resources) in your region has caused your business to cut back production as well.. Justifying Imperialism. During the 1800s, two underlying factors (“root causes”) drove industrialized nations to claim colonies in the non-industrialized world:. 1) Capitalism: Industrialized nations needed to acquire natural resources and markets for manufactured goods in order to fuel their capitalist economies. Overseas . merchantilism. Development of profitable trade with non-Western regions. Establishment of coastal trading posts in the non-European world. The imposition by Europeans of their social, economic, and political systems upon non-Europeans . Hawaii, Cuba, . Puerto Rico, the . Philippines, . and Latin America. Essential Question. :. How did America. ’. s role in the world change by 1900?. Warm-Up Question. :. What is . “. foreign policy. Empire & Aftermath. October 2016. Empires in History. Large . territories that control millions of people, . and have . common internal characteristics: management of diverse peoples to exploit resources; communication and transport systems organised to serve the priorities of the imperial centre (metropolis); an imperial project that imposed unity throughout the . What two ideas dominated American political policy prior to the period that saw a growth of imperialistic ideas? . American Industrial Growth. Economic Depression . Anti-Imperialism (those who were against the United States expansion). . List reasons for Imperialism. 1823, Monroe Doctrine. “Our policy in regard to Europe… is not to interfere in the internal concerns of any of its powers… But in regard to those continents (of the Western Hemisphere), circumstances are eminently and conspicuously different. It is impossible that the allied (European) powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent without endangering our peace and happiness.” . By. the end of the Spanish-American War, the U.S. was occupying four of Spain’s former colonies. “Imperialists” saw this as an opportunity.. They believed the U.S. should take its own colonies before European countries got them all.. Evaluating continuity and change. AFRICA . 1850. AFRICA. 1900. Definition of Imperialism:. The domination by one country of the political . (government & laws). , . economic . (wealth, trade, resources), .