10.4 A Causes and Effects

10.4a - European industrialized states and Japan sought to play a dominant role in the world and to control natural resources for political, economic, and cultural reasons.

• Students will explore imperialism from a variety of perspectives such as missionaries, indigenous people, women, merchants/business people, and government officials.

• Students will trace how imperial powers politically and economically controlled territories and people including direct and indirect rule in Africa (South Africa, Congo, and one other territory), India, Indochina, and spheres of influence in China.

1. Section 1 - Imperialism

1. Old Imperialism (1500 – 1800) vs. New Imperialism (1880 – 1900)

2. Reasons for Imperialism

1. Nationalistic

2. Political

3. Economic

4. Social

   • White Man’s Burden

   • Social Darwinism

2. Section 2 – Africa

1. Scramble for Africa

   • British

   • French

   • Belgians

   • Germans

2. The Congress of Berlin

3. African Resistance

   • Zulu Empire

4. Boer War

5. Cecil Rhodes

19th Century Anti-slave trade legislation 

A Brief History of The Scramble For Africa (youtube.com) 

King Leopold II & the Congo Free State (1885-1908) (youtube.com) 

1. Section 1 - Imperialism

1. Old Imperialism (1500 – 1800) vs. New Imperialism (1880 – 1900)

2. Reasons for Imperialism

1. Nationalistic

2. Political

3. Economic

4. Social

   • White Man’s Burden

   • Social Darwinism

2. Section 2 – Africa

1. Scramble for Africa

   • British

   • French

   • Belgians

   • Germans

2. The Congress of Berlin

3. African Resistance

   • Zulu Empire

4. Boer War

5. Cecil Rhodes

19th Century Anti-slave trade legislation 

A Brief History of The Scramble For Africa (youtube.com) 

King Leopold II & the Congo Free State (1885-1908) (youtube.com)