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IMPERIALISMPOCAHONTAS & AVATAR
Definition of ImperialismA policy of extending a country’s power and
influence through colonization, use of military force or other means
A system in which one controls other countries, often after defeating them in a war
The fact of a powerful country increasing its influence over other countries through business, culture etc.
Definition of ColonizeSend settlers to a place and establish political
control over itSettle among and establish control over the
indigenous people of an areaAppropriate a place or domain for one's own
use
ReasonsEconomic
MotivesRaw materials
and vast trade markets needed to fuel the Industrial Revolution
ReasonsNationalism
European nations wanted to prove their power and prestige
ReasonsBalance of Power
European nations were forced to acquire colonies to balance with their neighboring nations and competitors
ReasonsWhite Man’s
BurdenThe European’s
sense of superiority made them feel obligated to “civilize the heathen savages” they encountered
Two Types of EmpireInformal
Interest in regions and nations which were not a formal part of the Empire
Not colonies and not formally rules by the BritishPowerful nation has influence over the less powerful
nationsExample: China
British, French, Germans, Russians and Americans controlled trade in China
Example: India British had trade relations with the nation Were not in position to challenge the Mughal Empire
Two Types of EmpireFormal Empire
Powerful nation conquer landsMotherland exercises political and economical
control over new found colonies“The sun never sets on the British Empire”
PocahontasArriving at new land
9:53Savages
Pocahontas-Savages (Europeans)What can you expect From filthy little heathens? Their whole disgusting race is like a
curse Their skin's a hellish red They're only good when dead They're vermin, as I said And worse
They're savages! Savages!
Barely even human
Savages! Savages!
Drive them from our shore! They're not like you and me Which means they must be evil We must sound the drums of war!
They're savages! Savages! Dirty redskin devils! Now we sound the drums of war!
Pocahontas-Savages (Native Americans) This is what we feared The paleface is a demon The only thing they feel at all is greed
Beneath that milky hideThere's emptiness inside
I wonder if they even bleed
They're savages! Savages!Barely even human Savages! Savages!
Killers at the core
They're different from us Which means they can't be trusted
We must sound the drums of war
They're savages! Savages! First we deal with this one Then we sound the drums of war
AvatarMotherland = EarthColony = PandoraResourcesRelationship with the locals