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| when a stronger country takes over a weaker nation. |
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| the renewed period of imperialism toward the end of 19th century. There was particular European and American interest in China at this time, as well as India and Africa. |
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- Economic: searching for more capital, tea in India, Ivory in Africa, unopened markets in China and Japan,
- Social: missionaries spread religion through schools and churches
- Political: searching to expand empire, looking for glory.
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| based off a poem by Rudyard Kipling- it is the white man’s duty to go and colonize/civilize Africa |
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| a conference held in Berlin, Germany to divvy up the land in Africa to different nations to prevent fighting. France and Britain, being two of the most powerful nations of the time, they received the most land. These divisions were done with no thought about tribal boundaries. |
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| European fight over the land in Africa. |
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| Stanley & Livingston “Dr. Livingston, I presume?" |
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| Protestant missionary martyr, that of working-class "rags to riches" inspirational story, that of scientific investigator and explorer, that of imperial reformer, anti-slavery crusader, and advocate of commercial empire. Stanley asked Livingston this question to introduce himself without breeching etiquette. They were in Tanzania and there was no other white-man around to formerly introduce them. |
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The idea that the strongest person will rise to the top, achieving economic success, while those who are not will be left at the bottom.
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| What areas were taken over during this time period? |
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| Indigenous people of New Zealand, mate. |
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| What was Australia originally used as? |
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| Who were most abused under British Imperialism? |
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| Ireland was a colony in Britain and as such, the British took most of the food grown there and heaped the financial rewards. The Irish were dependent on the Potato crop to eat and survive. Between 1845 and 1852 the Irish population declined 20-25% because of the failure of the potato crop, disease, starvation and emigration. |
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| Why does imperialism end in 1914? |
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white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
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| a member of the tall Negroid people of eastern South Africa; some live in KwaZulu-Natal under the traditional clan system but many now work in the cities |
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| British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University |
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| Family of Companies whom are in the diamond, diamond mining, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors. It is by far the largest company in all these categories. |
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| Zimbabwe: a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980 |
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| Menelik (follow up to this!) |
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achieved independence and modernized Ethiopia.
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ship that was sunk by the Spanish before the start of the Spanish American war. Idea of sinking as a horrible attack on America was spread through some pretty intense Yellow Journalism.
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| Spanish American War - & role of Cuba & Philippines |
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1898 to help Cuba gain its independence from Spain. The war began after an American battleship sent to Cuba, the Maine, mysteriously exploded. The United States helped Cuba to win it’s independence, driving Spain out of America once and for all. They also gained the Spanish colonies in the Philippines.
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a canal in Panama [insert sarcastic “wow” here] that helped to shorten the shipping distance between the east and west coast of the United States. It’s creation was helped along by Teddy Roosevelt.
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Canal that opened up Mediterranean trade to India.
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a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers
Orange Free State- a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997, previously Transvaal
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