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Germany Imperialism
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Germanic Imperialism
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Monday, February 17, 2014
Vol XCIII, No. 311
Causes For Imperialism
What is Imperialism?
- Nationalism
- Industrial Revolution
- White Man's Disease
Imperialism:
Industrial Revolution
- Stronger nation taking over a weaker nation
- Dominates weaker nation
- Militarily
- Politically
- Economically
- Culturally
- Direct effect of pride, nationalism, and the industrial revolution
Sooo Yeah Colonies? We Got Those
- West Africa
- East Africa
- Samoan Islands
- New Guinea
- Neu-Mecklenburg
- Cameroon
- Zanzibar
- Apia
- Finschhafen
- Simpsonhafen
- Neu-Pommerna
- Togoland
- Industrial nations prooduced so many goods that they needed new markets.
- Nations competed for colonies.
Colonies Import
- Nations do not have enough resources in their own colonies.
- Increased need for resources
- Forces to look elsewhere for resources
"... I am no man for colonies"
Wars? Losing Colonies.... Probably not
Genocide maybe
White Man's Burden
Nationalism:
- Germany was not engaged in any big wars besides the Boxer Rebellion and the Napoleonic War
- Their colonies stayed in check
- The ones that didnt are rumored to have undergone mass genocide
- Virtually maintained all colonies until 1914
White people have burdens?
More colonies, more power?
We're all in this together...
- Mission spread Christianity and the Industrial Revolution
- Westerners felt it was their duty to "civilize" the "backwards" people of the world
- Basically an attempt to justify imperialism
- Westerners viewed anyone with different religion and life as "backwards"
- Extreme pride in their own country led them to want more power
- Believed they were entitled to it
- Industrial nations competed for colonies
- Spurred on by the ideas of Social Darwinism
Friends... We have a few
Allies
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria
Italy
Enemies
Britain
France
Russia
United States
Tons of minor countries
German Imperialism
- Boosted their economy
- During 47 years of existence grew to 68 million people
- Fought with Britain as to who was the leading power
- Overall led to WWI
Basically led to this....
German Unification
- Other strong nations emerged in the mid-1800s as the result of political and economic changes in Europe and beyond.
- After Prussia’s victory over France in 1871, Prussian leader Otto Von Bismarck was finally able to create a unified German state. Under Bismarck's leadership, Germany began an intensive policy of industrialization.
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