7-3.5 Imperialism Vocabulary

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THE CAUSES OF EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM

Standard 7-3.5

1. IMPERIALISM

A. Imperialism is when one nation extends its control to the government and economy of another nation.

B. They create an EMPIRE.

2. The Cause of Imperialism

A. The primary economic cause of Imperialism was Industrialization!1. There was a huge wealth gap between industrialized and non-industrialized nations.

2. Less developed countries were: -a great source for raw materials -a great place to market finish products

3. Other CausesA. Competition among European

powers...Nationalism!B. Belief in Western Superiority justified by Social Darwinism

-Rudyard Kipling’s The White Man’s Burden

4. Major Imperial Powers

A. Powerful imperial countries were Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States.

B. Africa and Asia were the most sought-after places to create colonies.

AFRICA WAS GOBBLED BY EUROPEANS

Asia was gobbled up by Europeans

THE BRITISH EMPIRE WAS LARGEST

The cartoon is intended

to be humorous, but how do you think

the nations that were

gobbled up must have

felt?

5. IndiaA. The British East India Trading Company (BEIC) set

up trading posts all over the Indian coast line and made India part of the British Empire.

B. Britain used India for raw materials and as a market for manufactured goods.

C. Many Indian businesses, textiles in particular, were put

out of business.D. India became known as the “Jewel of the Crown.”

6. Japan

A. Japan agreed to open trade after the West threatened to attack Tokyo.

B. Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S. forced Japan to sign a trade agreement.

C. Japan was also used as a market for manufactured goods.

7. China

A. Since China lost the Opium Wars with Britain, they were forced to sign a trade treaty.

B. China was “carved up” by major European powers that created spheres of influence in which

they had sole control over trade.C. The United States wanted to trade too, so it

created the Open Door Policy, which said that all countries must have access to China’s markets.

8. AfricaA. European nations knew Africa was a great place to

find raw materials.B. Belgium took over the Congo and all of the other

countries raced to take over other areas= Scramble for Africa.

C. In 1884-1885 leaders met at the Berlin Conference to decide how to divide up Africa.

D. All African countries were taken over except for Ethiopia and Liberia.

THE WAY THE BRITISH SAW IT…

This map is from 1928. Britain is still in the center and the red or pink countries are part of

the British Empire.