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A racist editorial cartoon "'The White Man's Burden'", shows John Bull (England) and Uncle Sam (U.S.) delivering the 'non-European' peoples of the world to civilization (Judge magazine, 1 April 1899)
Gotta love the College Board here… “Rationale”… That’s cute. These are the excuses, both real and imagined, as to why the Europeans are setting out around the world to conquer. This ain’t 1492. The Europeans aren’t dependent on Smallpox and a few garbage muskets to save them. This time, they have the backing of the Industrial Revolution (Unit 5). The Europeans are set to go out and take over a huge chunk of the world. Why? These are are the Rationales for Imperialism.
Objective:
A. Explain how ideologies contributed to the development of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.
Theme:
A. CDI (Cultural Developments and Interactions)
Skills:
A. CDI
Explain how ideologies contributed to the development of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.
Historical Development
A range of cultural, religious, and racial ideologies were used to justify imperialism, including Social Darwinism, nationalism, the concept of the civilizing mission, and the desire to religiously convert indigenous populations.
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