PPT-Ch. 11 & 12 The Age of Imperialism

Mr Curtis World History Imperialism Many industrial countries looked to Africa and other weaker nations for resources and a way to fuel their production of goods Many industrialized countries looked to take advantage of Africa by invading and taking over large parts of the continent. 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:. 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.. . Gavin K. - Allie P. Josh R. - Kolby S. . Of Africa. Imperialism in Africa. Africa in the Early 1800s. In the early 1800s, Africa was three times the size of Europe; its many people spoke hundreds of languages and had developed varied governments.. Chapter 9 – To what extent was imperialism a beneficial force?. 2.8 explore the relationship between historical globalization and imperialism. Chapter Nine: Historical Globalization and Imperialism. Learning Target/goal #3 . Which European nation. s industrialized after England?. Why did nations get involved in imperialism/colonialism. ?. Map of the world. Create . Imperialism. . Vocabulary. Imperialism. 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. Entry Task. Based on Guns Germs & Steel – Episode 3,. . what are some major:. Motivations for Imperialism by the Europeans?. Advantages the Europeans had over the native Africans?. Why did it happen in the 1800s?. 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 . 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 . Imperialism: . A stronger nation takes over a weaker country and dominates politically, economically and socially. Motives for European Imperialism:. Economic. - they need natural resources and labor for factories. Reform. America redefines itself in the 20. th. Century. Imperialism. THEMES. Causes of U.S. Imperialism. The Spanish-American War. Pre-American Imperialism in Asia. American Imperialist Foreign Policy. , 2017. The Age of Discovery, for many European countries, was an extremely exciting moment as new lands were being discovered which brought forth new riches of wealth of European nations. .. Gold, fish, silver, cotton, beaver pelts, are a few examples of the resources European nations came across with the discovery of these new lands. . Imperialism – the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region – Aggressive expansion. Where have we seen Imperialism so far in history?. Imperialism .