Unit 13 - Imperialism
“What do nations care about the cost of war, if by spending a few hundred millions in steel and gunpowder they can gain a thousand millions in diamonds and cocoa?” ― W.E.B. DuBois
After reading the Imperialism, Alliances, and Road to War section you should understand:
The economic, strategic, and cultural forces driving the New Imperialism .
Textbook Reading Sections
Imperialism and Alliances p. 468-497
Primary Readings
Two Views of the Turn-of-the-Century Imperial Expansion p 475-476
Gustav Schmoller makes the case for German expansion
Anatole France denounces ImperialismThe French in Morocco (image) p 480
Secondary Readings
Hiram Maxim and the Maxim Gun p 490
Imperialism: Ancient and Modern p 559- 563
Secondary Supportive Documents
Separate Handout Article- “The New Imperialism, Professor Larry Ping, Southern Utah University
Separate Handout Article- “Why we ruled the World”, Niall Ferguson, 2003
