PPT-Imperialism The Partition of Africa

World History Standards W 20 Describe the natural resources and geographic features of Africa their role in attracting European economic interests and their impact on global trade W . africa. 19. th. century . Imperialism. The Age of Imperialism. Imperialism = . a policy of conquering and ruling other lands. The Link… Industry and Imperialism. Science and industry increase competition between European powers. in Africa. http://www.shs.d211.org/socialstudies/faculty/hxm/World%20History.htm. Between ~1880-1914, European countries gained control of almost all of Africa! . Africa Before Imperialism. Thousands of different ethnic groups, tribes, nations, cultures and languages.. 10.4.1: Describe the rise of industrial economies and their link to imperialism and colonialism (e.g., the role played by national security and strategic advantage; moral issues raised by the search for national hegemony, Social Darwinism, and the missionary impulse; material issues such as land, resources, and technology.. 1870-1914. Japan, U.S. & industrialized nations of Europe became more aggressive in expanding into other lands. Focused mainly in . Asia & Africa. Declining empires & wars left them vulnerable. 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 . 11.1, 11.2. Africa before.... -. 100s of ethnic groups. -1000s of languages. -most follow traditional beliefs, some converted to Islam or Christianity. -European slave trade was limited to coastal regions on the west. Friday 11/18. Objective:. Describe Africa before European domination. Summarize the motives of European colonizers and the factors that allowed them to control Africa. Warm-Up/Journal Entry Question:. (1750 – 1900). By Charles Ma. The Old Africa: . Pre-Imperialistic Era. New African States. Nationalism in Africa: The Zulus. The . Nguni. people had farmed and raised cattle in south-east Africa.. 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.” . . Lesson 2 . European Colonies in Africa . Learning Objectives. Describe the forces that shaped Africa in the early 1800s.. Explain why European contact with Africa increased.. Analyze how European nations carved up Africa.. Evaluating the positive and negative impacts of New Imperialism 1750-1900. Kipling, a former captain in the British army served in India and identified that it was his duty to Christianize, commercialize and civilize what he called “ Half devil” (not yet Christian) and half child (not yet civilized)” . Check your work!. Definition. Imperialism: . --one country takes control of another. --empire-building. Motivations. Economic. --Natural Resources. --Naval bases. --Raw Materials. --New markets for industrial products. What do these signs appear to say?. Where do you think they are from?. Three groups clash over south . africa. . Africans, the. Dutch. , and the British clashed over land and resources in South Africa . 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 .