Unit 4 - Imperalism

Both an ideology and a policy in which a stronger nation seeks to dominate otjer countrier politically, economically, and/or socially

Money! New buisness want more raw materials, more workers, and markets for their products - Capitalism

Imperalists wanted naval bases, coaling station, and ports to support and protect their shipping

Europeans wanted to perserve the balance of the power in Europe, so colonies were neccesary to keep up with rival empires - nationalism

Ideas, belief system = Racism and Ethnocentrism; British believed they were better than Indians

• "White Man Burden" - Europeans felt a responsibility to "civilize" the rest of the world

• Social Darwin - only the "fittest" human race can survive

• Paternalism - govern in a "fatherly" way (treating colonized like children)

Missionaries wanted to convert natives, Christianity associated with "civilization", justify the conquest of heathens, believed they were saving them from their religion

Europeans wanted to fill in the blank spot on the map and be the first to "disvocer" new places

Government avoid social unrest within their countries, "dump" excess population, poor unemployed men would be sent to colonies as workers

What is the acroynm for motives/justifications?

What were the main motives?

What were the main justifications?

Non-christians - as believed by the British

A reason for doing something

An explanation as to why a certain action is acceptable

Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests

Ideas of a race created in the 16 and 1700's to justify exploration and inequality (slavery). Now in is used to justify Imperalism

Between 1788 and 1868, about 162,000 convicts were transported from Britain and Ireland to various penal colonies in Australia

What forms of Imperalism existed in the new imperalism?

(Direct Control) A country or a region governed internally by a foreign power. Direct control = no self rule

(Indirect Control) A country or territory with its own internal government but under the control of an outside power. Indirect Control limited self-rule, but there was some.

An area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges.

Country or culture controlled by a private business rather than by another government

Muslim Empire – leading power in India from 1500’s to early 1700’s. Cultural Achievment, Economic Success, and influenced by Muslims and Hindus.

A follower of Hinduism, an Indian religion - cow is sacred

A follower of the religion of Islam - explicity declared haram (forbidden)

Cotton, Spices, Tea, Sugar, Indigo Dye ($$$)

India is referred to this name because it raised the most money for the British people, out of all their colonies

Was a trading company that controlled much of India, including trade by taking over the ports. Grew with a lot of backing from capitalists

Private company, bought and sold luxury goods from Asia and Africa.

Indian Soldiers who originally staffed the British Private Army, but eventually revolted

In 1857 it started as a mutiny by sepoys against their British commanders, the British East India Company went bankrupt fighting the rebellion.

Was from 1857-1947, when the British Government took control of India from E.I.C. During this time, there was a very racist attitude, Indians lost power, famines spread, and Indian's were seen as "second class" citizens

Was one of the national groups that demanded more modernization, and a greater role in governing themselves (1835)

Was the other national group that demanded more modernization, and a greater role in governing themselves (1906)