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Imperialism

"Who are some people shown on coins and bills in the USA? Why do you think we chose those people?". It makes sense that the UK would have Queen Elizabeth II on their money, but why would so many other places around the world have her picture on theirs?. Imperialism.

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Imperialism

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  1. "Who are some people shown on coins and bills in the USA? Why do you think we chose those people?"

  2. It makes sense that the UK would have Queen Elizabeth II on their money, but why would so many other places around the world have her picture on theirs?

  3. Imperialism • Imperialism: When one country takes control of another country. A more powerful country dominates the political, economic, or cultural affairs of a weaker country. • Reasons: 1. Economic 2. Political 3. Cultural

  4. European Imperialism In Africa

  5. Economic Motives 1. Europeans wanted cheap raw ________ for their factories. 2. These materials included cotton, wood rubber, and ______ 3 Africa was also seen as a potential _______ for European goods. materials ivory markets

  6. Political Motives 4. __________in European countries was strong 5. Rivalries among European countries led to a race to see who could obtain the most _________ Nationalism colonies

  7. Cultural Motives • 6.“The White Man’s Burden”—The idea that people in civilized nations had the duty to spread western culture and ideas around the world.

  8. Cultural Motive Example: Religion • Europeans thought that _________ was superior to all other forms of religion • Europeans wanted to spread Christianity to ______ • Along with Christianity they also spread European ______ Christianity Africa culture

  9. The Berlin Conference of 1885 7. The “_________________” saw each European power trying to establish colonies in Africa 8. At the conference, the Europeans agreed to _______up Africa among themselves. 9 ____ representatives from Africa were present. scramble for Africa divide No

  10. African Resistance 10. Many African people attempted to _____ the takeover of their lands 11.European ______ was too technologically advanced 12. Millions of African fighters were ______ resist warfare killed

  11. Effects of European Rule-Political 13Europeans installed governments based on ______ ideas and run by Western gov’ts 14Traditional African rulers were stripped of any real ______ Western powers

  12. Effect of European Rule-Economic 15Europeans exploited the African economies for ______ 16African economies were based on “CASH CROPS”-as decided by __________ power Europeans

  13. Money Economy 17Economies moved to a money economy from a _______ economy 18.Traditional patterns of life were disrupted as Africans had to pay ______ in cash 19/ Men had to work away from their villages to earn ______ 20. Europeans did improve things like roads, _________ ,communications, and sanitation 21. Most of these improvements were made to benefit Europeans in _______ barter taxes cash health care Africa

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