PPT-European Imperialism Global Studies 9

Mrs Hart and Mrs Bernier The Atlantic Slave Trade In the 1500s the Europeans began to import slaves from Africa to the Americas But the use of slaves was nothing new For centuries the Egyptians Greeks Romans Persians Indians and Aztecs often enslaved the people they conquered The Arab empire also used slave labor. How Nationalism Created the Quest for an Overseas Empire.. Age of Imperialism. 1. What is imperialism?. Age of Imperialism. 1. What is imperialism? . Where one nation extends authority & influence over a foreign land & its people. 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?). INTERACTIONS:. IMPERIALISM . 1750 - 1914. IMPERIALISM. Motives of imperialism . Modern imperialism . Refers to domination of industrialized countries over subject lands . Domination achieved by trade, investment, business activities. Imperialism. Nationalism. . – the belief that people should be loyal mainly to their nation – to the people wit whom they share a culture and history – rather than to a king or empire. Imperialism. . “The Sun Never Sets On The British Empire”. WHAT IS IMPERIALISM? . Empire Building. . One culture (commonly called the MOTHER COUNTRY) forces itself upon a group of foreign people, and the foreign culture is suppressed. 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?. Please get out your worksheet from yesterday about the motivations for Imperialism. . Pop Quiz for Candy!. What . are the 3 . economic things . Europe wanted to get out of . imperialism? . What ideology was used as a motivation for imperialism?. 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 . p. 345-350. Objectives. Explain the different forms of colonial control. Trace British rule in Nigeria . Summarize African resistance movements. Analyze the impact of colonial rule in Africa. A New Period of Imperialism. Mrs. Hart and Mrs. Bernier. The Atlantic Slave Trade. In the 1500s, the Europeans began to import slaves from Africa to the Americas. But the use of slaves was nothing new. For centuries, the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Persians, Indians and Aztecs often enslaved the people they conquered. The Arab empire also used slave labor.. , 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. . 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), . The Age of Imperialism. . . IMPERIALISM. CHAPTER 27. The . Age of Imperialism, 1850–1914 . Western countries colonize large areas of Africa and Asia, leading to political and cultural changes. .. Intro to our next unit: Imperialism. DISCUSS: . What are the reasons one country might want to take over another country? . 2. Why . did the . Industrial Revolution . enhance the . desire. and . ability.