OMG IT'S HISTORY.

• to understand the causes of European imperialism of the late 19th century
• TO understand the consequences of European imperialism for Europe and the developing world

the creation and maintenence of an unequal economic, cultural, and territorial relationship, usually between states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination

the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another country

excessive or blind patriotism, also, undue attachment to your place of origin or birth

strong feeling of love and patriotism for one's country

• Economic
• -Industrialization
• -European Capitalism
• Political
• -competition for wealth between the nations of Europe
• Cultural and Religious
• -cultural and religious elitism

• Largest colonial Empire
• Two Kinds of colonies
• 1. Settler colony involved a large number of colonists, typically seeking fertile land and farm
• 2. Exploitation colonialism is the policiy of conquering distand lands to exploit its natural and human resources

announced plans for a telegraph line from Cape Town to Cairo

• Second Largest colonial Empire
• Acquisitions: Indochina, Fiji, Samoa, Morocco, Algeria, West Africa
• Motivations: Economic, Ego

• Bismark originally opposed colonial expansion
• Germany took colonies in the 1880's for status symbols
• Because they came late to the imperialistic grab bag they ended up with the leftovers

• Did not get involved in European affairs
• Became colonial power after Spanish-American War of 1898
• "Informal Imperialism"

• European interest in Africa
• Dark Continent
• Exploration of Interior

In 1884 at the request of Portugal, German chancellor Otto von Bismarck called together the major western powers of the world to negotiate questions and end confusion over the control of Africa

• Britain trading in India since 1600's
• British government gradually took over India in the 1800s

• loss of many traditional Indian customs
• loss of Indian self-rule/government

• potentially huge market
• closed to European trade until 1800s
• Opium War (1840)
• "Spheres of influence"
• Chinese monarchy seriously weakened