1. THE BUILDING OF GLOBAL
EMPIRES

2. IMPERIALISM
 Practice by which powerful nations, particularly European,
and later American and Japanese, seek to extend and
maintain political or economic control of one or more
weaker countries

3. IMPERIALISM
 Imperialism
 New V. Old
 Motives for Empire
 Economic
 Political
 Ideological
 Social Darwinism
 Religious
 Humanitarian
 Adventure and Excitement

4. IMPERIALISM
 Criticsof Imperialism
 Brutal and immoral
 Poor economic results
 Loss of culture
 Tools of Empire
 Technology
 Knowledge

5. THE BRITISH IN INDIA
Decline of the Mughal
Empire
British East India Company
 Directcontrol
 Disrespecting customs
The Sepoy Rebellion

6. THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA
 Berlin Conference
 Otto Von Bismarck – Prime Minister of Germany
 Rules of colonizing Africa
 Egypt
 Aftermath of Napoleon’s invasion
 Muhammad Ali
 Reforms
 Suez Canal
 Costly for Egypt
 Not very beneficial for Egypt
 Bankruptcy – British / French control

7. JAPANESE IMPERIALISM
Sino-Japanese War
China V. Japan
Russo-Japanese War
Russia V. Japan