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Binder Assignment-DBQ“I contend that we [Britons] are the first race in theworld, and the more of the world we inhabit, the betterit is for the human race. . . . It is our duty to seize everyopportunity of acquiring more territory and we shouldkeep this one idea steadily before our eyes that moreterritory simply means more of the Anglo-Saxon race,more of the best, the most human, most honourablerace the world possesses.”
CECIL RHODES, Confession of Faith 1877
1. According to Cecil Rhodes, what is the duty of the British?
2. What does this passage reveal about the attitude of many Europeans during this time?
Lesson 1: AfricaUnit 9 - Imperialism
Europeans embark on a new phase of empire building that affects both Africa and the rest of the world.
Textbook Correlation: Chapter 27 sections 1 & 2
Today’s StandardMWH-7.1 Analyze the relative importance of economic and political rivalries, ethnic and ideological conflicts, social class, militarism, and imperialism as underlying causes of World War I and World War II, including the role of nationalism and propaganda in mobilizing civilian populations around the world to support the two world wars.
Essential Questions- Why did Europeans begin
colonizing Africa?- What were the effects of this
colonization?
Nations Compete for Overseas Empires• Imperialism—seizure of a country or territory
by a stronger country• Europeans wanted to control all aspects of
their colonies: - political and social
lives of people- shaped economies
to benefit Europe- wanted people to
adopt European culture or assimilate
Forces Driving Imperialism
• Industrialization led to need for raw materials
• Nationalistic pride and competition• Belief in European Superiority
• Racism—belief that one race is better than others
• Social Darwinism—survival of the fittest applied to human society
• White Man’s Burden: European’s duty to “civilize” the rest of the world
Binder Assignment- DBQ
Read the Primary Sources on page 785 in your textbook and answer the following questions.3. According to Hobson (A) what mistake
did European imperialists make in Asia?4. Is Jules Ferry (C) for or against
imperialism?5. What does the cartoon in source D
suggest about the cartoonist’s view on imperialism?
Early European-African Interaction
• Europeans initially stayed near the coast• Obstacles to Exploration
• African Armies• Rivers• Diseases
• Missionaries and explorers were the first to go into the interior of Africa
Binder Assignment- Reading Comprehension
Read “Factors Promoting Imperialism in Africa” on page 775 in your textbook. What advances/technologies allowed Europeans to overcome the following problems with entering Africa’s interior?6. What allowed them to defeat African
armies?7. What allowed them to navigate
African rivers?8. What allowed them to resist malaria?
Factors Promoting Imperialism in Africa
• Technologies• Maxim Gun: first automatic
machine gun• Steam Engine:
transportation on rivers• Quinine: drug that protects
from malaria• Africans were divided by
language and culture• Discovery of gold and
diamonds
“Scramble for Africa”• King Leopold II of Belgium
• Acquired land in Congo• Brutally exploited Africans; millions died
• Competition between European countries almost led to war
• Berlin Conference• 14 nations agreed on how to divide Africa• African nations were not consulted
• Most African resistance failed due to European weapon superiority
• Ethiopia: only nation to successfully resist European control
South Africa • Shaka
• Zulu chief• Created a centralized state around 1816• Defeated by British in 1887
• Boers• Dutch farmers• Took Africans’ land• Clashed with British over land and slavery
• The Boer War (1899-1910)• Between British and Boers • British won• Boer republics united to form South Africa
Class Work: Flocabulary
The Sun Never SetsListen to the lyrics and fill in the blank on the right hand side of the page with the appropriate word. The song will play twice.
WORD BANKBoers Cecil
RhodesColonized Diamonds
India Quinine Raw Materials
Sepoys
Shaka Zulu Social Darwinism
Steam Boat
White Man’s
Burden
The Legacy of Colonial Rule • Negative Effects
• Africans lost land and independence, many lost lives
• Traditional cultures broke down• Division of Africa created
problems that continue today
• Positive Effects• Colonialism reduced local fighting• Sanitation improved; hospitals and schools
created• Technology brought economic growth
The Legacy of Colonial Rule • Economic Changes
• Based on extracting raw materials• Businesses develop cash-crop plantations
• Great Powers• Great Britain, Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Russia, Italy, and France competed for territory
• Began amassing weapons• Built large armies• Led to the first World War
Binder Assignment-Check on Learning
9. Why did Europeans begin to colonize Africa?
10. What obstacles did they have to overcome and how did they overcome them?
11. What was the only African country to successfully resist European imperialism?
12. List three effects of European imperialism in Africa.