Overview

2. How well do you know the
globe?
 Label each of the following countries on your map
 Britain
 France
 Germany
 Belgium
 Netherlands
 Portugal
 Spain
 Italy

3. Now label the following
 British: Australia, Canada, Burma, India, South Africa,
Egypt/Sudan, Nigeria
 French: West Africa, Tunisia, Madagascar, Indochina
(Vietnam)
 Germany: Southwest Africa, Cameroon, East Africa, Togo
 Belgium: Congo
 Portugal: Angola, Mozambique

4. What is Imperialism?
Europeans sought nothing less than direct control over vast
territories, mainly in Africa

5. New
Imperialism
Economic
Motives
Political Motives
Religious MotivesExploratory Motives
Ideological
Motives

6. Economic Motives
Mercantilism:
• Expand and Control Foreign
trade
• Create new markets for products
• Acquire raw materials such as:
Cotton, rubber, sugar, tea, timber,
tin, coffee…
Cheap Labor
*Economies strengthened by
Industrial Revolution

7. Political Motives
• Increase World Power
• Compete with other European
Countries
• Expand territory
• Exercise military force
• Gain prestige by winning
colonies
• Boost national pride and
security

8. Religious Motives
• Spread Christianity
• Protect European missionaries
• Spread European values and
moral beliefs
• Educate peoples of other
cultures
• End slave trade in Africa

9. Exploratory Motives
• Explore “unknown” or
uncharted territory
• Conduct scientific research
• Conduct medical searches for
the causes and treatments of
diseases
• Investigate lands and cultures

10. Ideological Motives
• White race is “superior”
• Other cultures are “primitive”
• Europeans should “civilize”
others
• Great nations should have
empires
• Only the strongest will survive

11. Go back to world map.
What natural resources do
each of the colonized areas
possess?