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.

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