European Imperialism 4/14/19

§ The following standards for 10th grade social science

European Imperialism will be met or touched upon in this presentation:

1. 10.4.1. Describe the rise of industrial

By Dylan Breneman economies and their link to imperialism and
colonial ism (e.g., the role played by national
CA 10TH
Presentation Supplemented by:
security and strategic advantage; moral issues
raised by the search for national hegemony,
Grade Social
Crash Course - Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35
Social Darwinism, and the missionary impulse;
material issues such as land, resources, and Science
European Route of Industrial Heritage
technology).
2. 10.4.2. Discuss the locations of the colonial rule
Standards:
of such nations as England, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain,
Portugal, and the United States.

§ Europe in the 18 th century experienced a boom in

§ On your own, think about the Agricultural Revolution in population
Europe. How might an increase in food and productivity
§ Increased production of food resulted in an increase in
impact the societies, economies, and populations of 18 th
Think.
population drove
and 19 th century Europe? W hat do you predict will

Pair. happen next in history? Feel free to write out some of Another § Economy is demanded to produce more, faster, in a

revolution?
your ideas! more efficient manner

Share! § W hen you are ready, find a partner in class. Share your § Enter the industrial revolution: this was a slow spread of
thoughts and have a discussion with your partner. W rite technological advancements that helped European
down any questions you and your partner may have. nations produce more “stuff”

https://www.ucdavis.edu/one-health/how-cows-stomach-could-help-your-health-and-environment/

§ More “stuff” (like food and labor) increases the § “Our country is so awesome, we should share
demands on society to provide jobs our awesomeness with a developing
country… ”
§ W hen demands are not met, Europeans take an
– Nationalist Country
extroverted approach: lets spread outwards –
§ Usually accompanied by the greed of
§ raw materials become scarce and labor is out of
entrepreneurs
New Demands work/housing/food
§ Growing middle/lower class
§ They want as much profit as possible, and don’t
care about the natives of new colonies
and § Newer technologies enable Europeans to fight against Nationalism § Government gains power through claiming
New Technology the rest of the world (and win) more land, increasing its influence, and
securing more natural resources
§ They also want to secure power against other European § European nation didn’t have to rely on each
nations other for materials or goods because they
could bring resources back from their colonies
to manufacture goods
https://highschool.latimes.com/la-canada-high-school/opinion-why-present-day-nationalism-is-
so-dangerous/

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How or why did the agricultural revolution lead to

the industrial revolution in Europe? Use the boxes
below to guide your answer. § China is a powerful world economy, but highly
regulates who can trade, visit, and export goods to and
from China

§ British were selling opium to the Chinese through

select port towns
British Empire § Opium is highly addictive :(

in § Chinese fear addiction and try to cut the British out

Agricultural Increase China § The British force their way into markets with
Nationalism
Revolution Goods
military/naval power

§ Treaty of Nanjing allow British to open trading ports on

Chinese lands

§ Industrial technology allows Europeans to colonize

Africa,

§ prestige/nationalism (we own these colonies, HA), more

so about owning the means of production (raw

Scramble materials- cotton copper, iron, rubber),

Maxim
for § Africans were immune to European diseases, they had
their own diseases that repelled Europeans,
Machine
Africa § Maxim Machine Gun Gun
§ medicines allow Europeans to go further than their
coastal trading posts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b29-BgRQkxU

https://www.nairaland.com/2540302/map-africa-before-colonization http://mapofafricanew.blogspot.com/2017/06/modern-day-africa-map.html

Africans fought back aggressively § Why do you believe

there are countries
without ocean access
The result was major casualties for
in Africa? How were
Scramble African natives
these borders
for European weapons and medicine drawn?
Africa allowed them to breach the natural
§ What happened
barriers of Africa
between the first
They were able to breach further than map and the second?
they had ever gone before
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Europeans controlled colonies through intermediaries and collaborators;

indirect rule through controlling native leaders to control the large

populations;

§ “His Majesty's dominions, on which the sun never sets”

Native rulers maintained most of their power, but answered to European

Ruling
military power - Christopher North

British
Other § Sun never sets on the British Empire:
Many gained access to advantages
Everywhere § Opium markets in China
Rulers Mahatma Ghandi received his education in Britain
§ Scramble for Africa
§ British Raj in India

The alternative was violence – many chose the less deadly route

A gricultural

Final Activity:
Revolution
Increased
Populations

§ Crash Course. (2012, September 20). Imperialism:

Think about the crash course world history #35. Retrieved from
relationship between each N ew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alJaltUmrGo
Reference List
Technologies

of the listed concepts. § European Route of Industrial Heritage. The Industrial

Explain how and why each Revolution in Europe. Retrieved from
of these concepts formed https://www.erih.net/how-it-started/the-industrial-
the Industrial Revolution. revolution-in-europe/

Industrial Revolution

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