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Behind the West's civilizing mission was also a sense of racial superiority.

Building Overseas Empires

  • Social Darwinists applied Darwin's theory of natural selection to societies.
  • They saw imperialism as nature's way of improving the human race.

Vocabulary Words for Section 1

By: Natalie Jones

Karastin Andeson

Hunter Grissom

Imperialism

Protectorate-

Sphere of Influence-

The domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region.

A region in which a local ruler was left in place but expected to follow the advice of European advisers on issues.

Colonial powers claimed exclusive rights to trade or invest in a particular area.

Sources

  • Wikipedia.com
  • Building Overseas Empires- papers
  • clip art-google search

From 1870 to 1914, imperialist nations gained control over much of the world.

Imperialism was also driven by genuine humanitarian and religious goals.

Explorers, missionaries, soldiers, merchants, and settlers led the way.

Motives Driving the New Imperialism

  • Missionaries, doctors, and colonial officials saw it as their duty to spread the blessings of Western civilization.
  • These benefits included medicine, law, and the Christian religion.

The strong, centrally governed nation-states of Europe were greatly enriched by the Industrial Revolution.

Strong, centrally governed nation-states had emerged, and the Industrial Revolution had greatly enriched European economies.

Forces Behind the "New Imperialism'

  • New markets to sell goods
  • New ventures and enterprises
  • Economic needs: New sources of raw materials

How did Western nations come to dominate much of the world in the late 1800s?

Armed with new economic and political power, Western nations set out to dominate the world.

Political and military needs

Encouraged by their new strength, these nations embarked on a path of expansion-the new imperialism.

How did Western nations come to dominate much of the world in the late 1800s?

  • Naval refugee bases
  • Stopping the expansion of rivals
  • Promoting national security and prestige

Imperialism began to spread all over the world.

Great Britian and other Western countries built overseas empires in the late 1800s. Advances in science and technology, industry, transportation, and communication gave these industrialized nations many advantages.

Armed with new economic and political power, Western nations set out to dominate the world

Imperialism stretched all over the world.

Western expansion succeeded for a number of reasons.

Areas controlled by European colonial powers on the African continent in 1913, shown along with current national boundaries.

Belgian - yellow

British - pink

French - light blue

German - light green

Italian - green

Portuguese - purple

Spanish - light purple

Independent - white

Building Overseas Empires

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