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IMPERIALISM
Southeast Asia, Africa, and India
VOCAB FOR SECTION 1
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WHAT IS IMPERIALISM?
Imperialism – the extension of a nation’s power over other lands
“new imperialism” vs. “old” Before they were more content Now they wanted total control over the
territories
4 MAIN MOTIVES FOR IMPERIALISM
Economic motives – new markets and raw materials
Rivalries – source of national power Social Darwinism and racism
Social Darwinism – survival of the fittest Racism – race determines traits and
capabilities Superior races will dominate the inferior races
Moral Responsibility “the white man’s burden”
KINDS OF RULE
Indirect rule – local rulers allowed to keep their authority and status in a new colonial setting.
Direct rule – local elites replaced with new imperial officials and rulers.
Overall main goal was to exploit the resources of the land
COLONIAL TAKEOVER IN SE ASIA (MARK ON MAP)
Country Colony(ies) Direct or Indirect Rule
United States
Netherlands
Great Britain
France
COLONIAL TAKEOVER (MARK ON MAP)
Country Colony(ies) Direct or Indirect Rule
United States Philippines Direct
Netherlands Dutch East Indies Indirect
Great Britain Singapore, Burma Direct
France Indochina Direct (south) and indirect (north)
THE EXCEPTION
Siam only independent nation
Rivalry between Britain and France
If you were the ruler, what would you do to stay independent?
King Mongkut and King Chulalongkorn Promoted western
learning Promoted relationships
with both nations
EFFECTS OF IMPERIALISM IN S.E. ASIA
Did not want the colonists to develop their own industries.
Exported materials Used people as laborers High taxes Poor conditions
Good economic system brought to some of the colonies.
RESISTANCE
Resistance came in three forms
1. Rule elite class
2. Peasant revolts (due to harsh plantation conditions)
3. Urban, westernized, educated middle class
AFRICAN IMPERIALISMSection 2
SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA
3:00 Date – Introduction read over Pg 464-5 and answer the two questions on
the page. North Africa: Read the section and answer the
reading check question and do the Critical thinking questions on page 458 about the Suez Canal.
6:00 Date – Central and East Africa Read the section and answer the reading check
question on pg.459. Imagine you are a reporter investigating the
“carving up of Africa” and expeditions of Africa. Write 4 questions that you would ask Livingstone, Stanley, or Leopold II.
SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA9:00 Date – South Africa
Read the section and answer the reading check question on pg 461
What were the ethnic problems and conflicts that consumed South Africa? Be sure to explain key people and events in the emergence of problems.
12:00 Date – Effects of Imperialism Read the section and answer the reading check
question on pg. 463 What were the two opposing viewpoints on the
effects of New Imperialism? Who was on which side? What were the supporting arguments? Which of the sides would you pick and why?
DIRECT OR INDIRECT
Britain France Germany Belgium
BRITISH IMPERIALISM IN INDIASection 3
SEPOY MUTINY
Ruled by the British East India Company
sepoys – Indian soldiers hired to protect the company’s interests
Rumors began over new rifle cartridges
Charged with mutiny when refused to use rifles
SEPOY MUTINY Revolted but defeated by British troops due
to lack of unity British government took over
Queen Victoria’s “Jewel in the Crown” Direct rule through a viceroy – a governor who
ruled as a representative of a monarch
Helped fuel Indian nationalism
Cause EffectBritish Textiles
Cotton crops
School system
Railroad, telegraph, telephone services
BENEFITS AND COSTS OF BRITISH RULE
BENEFITS AND COSTS OF BRITISH RULE
Cause EffectBritish Textiles Local industries shut down; women
out of work
Cotton crops Food production declined; thousands starved
School system Elite Indian children taught in preparation for government and military positions
Railroad, telegraph, telephone services
Increased communication and transportation
“SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT” QUESTIONS
1. What is the author conflicted about concerning his job?
2. What convinced the author that there was really an elephant on the loose?
3. What was the realization about “white man’s dominion in the East”?
4. What were the authors arguments for and against shooting the elephant?
5. What did the natives think of the author and other Europeans?
6. What were the reactions to his final choice?
INDIAN NATIONALISM
Indian National Congress – group of Indians in support of Indian rights (particularly in government).
Mohandas Gandhi – Indian lawyer to lead a nonviolent resistance movement for Indian independence.
Rabindranath Tagore – Indian author during the cultural revival and aided the nationalist movement
HEADLINES
You and your partner are to pick an event or topic from the given list and create a headline that might appear in either a British or Indian newspaper.
Headline requirements Headline and byline Reflect the ideas of the newspaper it
appears in
TOPICS TO CHOOSE FROM EXAMPLE Indian Nationals
Congress (pg 469) Muslim League (pg 469-
70) Gandhi (return or
movement) (pg 470) cultural revival (pg 470-
71) Rabindranath Tagore (pg
471)
SEPOYS REVOLT!Hundreds of Britons Die in
Mass Slaughter
(to appear in a British newspaper)