IMPERIALIS M Other Countries Taking Over…
IMPERIALISM
Other Countries Taking Over…
UEQ and LEQ
UEQ: How did imperialism cause economic problems and revolution in developing nations?
LEQ: How did European colonization impact Africa, African people, and African land?
Vocabulary
Imperialism Racism Social Darwinism Berlin Conference Shaka Boer Boer War
Warm Up Question: If you lived in a country that was
taken over by another country, how would you react?
Turn to page 338 in your textbook and carefully read over the information on the page and study the picture.
Answer the question at the top of the page and the two questions at the bottom of the page in full complete sentences. (15 points)
Examples of Historical Takeovers… United States..takes over..Iraq and
Afghanistan English Pilgrims...take over..American land
from Indians Russia..invades Afghanistan..takes over
Afghanistan England..takes over..India China..takes over…Tibet
Imperialism: Cause and Effect Cause
Industrialization caused European countries to want new resources in Africa.
EffectImperialism: stronger
countries take control of the political, economic, and social life of weaker countries.
Africa Before European Imperialism- Create a four corner foldable, label the center “Africa Before” and use page 339 “Africa Before Domination” to fill in one fact in each corner about what Africa was like before European control
Africa Before
Africa Before European Imperialism
African people were
divided into
thousands of
tribes
European countries controlled only 10
percent of Africa’s land
Europeans did not travel around Africa due to no roads, dangerous rivers,
and disease
Africans controlled what they
made, sold, and
traded with other
people
Before
Exploration and Missionaries Most Europeans that went to Africa were
explorers, missionaries, or humanitarians.Effect: People that went to Africa wrote books
and articles about what they learned.Problem: People wanted more exploration of
Africa to learn more.
African Exploration
The Congo First African country to
be explored and taken over.
The king of Belgium hires explorers to colonize the Congo. Wanted to end slavery Change Africans’
religion to Christianity 10 million Congolese
die from Belgian control.
Forces Behind Imperialism Bubble Chart Graphic Organizer
Using your laptop you will use Inspiration 8 to create a bubble chart graphic organizer on ideas and beliefs that drove imperialism and caused European countries to take over other nations.
We will set the graphic organizer up together and you will use the section “Forces Driving Imperialism” on pages 340 and 341 to find the reasons behind imperialism.
Reason for Imperialism
Industrial Revolutiongave European countries a reason to take
over other countries.European countries needed new countries
to trade with and more resources to industrialize.
Reason for Imperialism Belief in Superiority
Europeans believed they were better than everyone else.○ This belief is called racism
Reason for Imperialism Social Darwinism
The strongest humans survive and the weakest humans died.
Europeans believed that if they took over weaker people they could help them become stronger.
Reason for Imperialism European Technology
Guns – Europeans fought against Africans easily.
Steam Powered Vehicles – Europeans could travel around the country quickly.
Medicine – stopped Europeans from getting sick due to African diseases.
Reason for Imperialism
Problems in AfricaToo many different languagesDifferent religionsFighting over land, water, and foodAll stopped Africans from uniting to fight
European control
Dividing Africa Map Activity Using page 343 in
your textbook and the blank outline map that I give to you, properly color in the blank map and show how European nations divided Africa.
Be sure to create a legend and label the different countries that divided up Africa.
Dividing Up Africa Map Questions1. Looking at the map, list three
problems you think could have occurred since countries were so close together.
2. Which country (s) controlled the most territory? Why do you think they did?
3. Which country (s) controlled the least amount of land? Why?
4. Do you think African people were treated the same, since so many countries controlled them? How were they treated?
Berlin Conference European countries
feared war over Africa so 14 countries met together.
European countries created rules to follow for dividing up Africa.Could conquer land only
by telling other nations.Did not considered what
the Africans wanted.
The Zulus Fight Great Britain What Happened?
The Boers Fight The British What Happened?
The Boer War
What Happened?
Comparing Sides of Imperialism
Positives Of Imperialism Negatives of Imperialism