Imperialism
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ImperialismHonors World Studies 2011 - 2012
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English Colonies before the Industrial Revolution
• England had many colonies around the world, including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
• Canada eventually became a dominion, a land that is self-governed in domestic affairs but still part of the British Empire
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• Australia is used as a penal colony, but both ex-convicts and free settlers developed a sheep herding economy. • Britain pushed off the Maoris and
Aborigines, the Native habitants of Australia and New Zealand • Both colonies became democratic
dominions of the British Empire.
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Imperialists Divide Africa
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• Europeans had very little control in Africa prior to the mid-1800se because travel was so difficult and because Africans controlled most of the trade.
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Motivations for Colonization of Africa
• Greed, Nationalism, racism, and missionary work motivated European colonization • Many Europeans believed in Social
Darwinism • Superior weapons, the steam engine,
medicines, and African rivalries helped Europeans dominate Africa. • In 1884-1885, 14 European nations
met at the Berlin Conference to divide Africa.
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Why did Europeans want Africa?
• Europeans took advantage of Africa’s vast natural resources especially diamonds in South Africa.
• South Africa was initially inhabited by Africans known as the Zulu. They are eventually absorbed by the British.
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• Europeans used four methods to control their colonies
• 1. Colony- land governed by a foreign power.
• 2. Protectorate- land with its own government but still controlled by an outside power.
• 3. Sphere of Influence- land with an outside power having control of the economy
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• 4. Economic Imperialism- land controlled by external private companies rather than a country
• Some countries such as Britain and the US used indirect control- local leaders control the colony and learn how to be future leaders
• Most countries used direct control where they personally ruled the colony.
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Effects
• Many Africans resisted colonial rule, despite a lack of weapons and organization.
• Ethiopia is the only nation to remain free of European dominance
• Colonialism had both positive (hospitals, schools, less fighting) and negative (lost land, independence, and new diseases) effects