1. Imperialism
Renata Dorador
Lizbeth Cerna
Mateo Guajardo
Rodrigo Arzola
Carolina Thomas

2. Imperialism
O Imperialism is the system and pursuit of
an empire and involves the proless of
acumulation and acquisition of
land, resources, labor, and profits.

3. O The word
“Imperialism” was
first used in the
19th century, when
it reflected the
British politics of the
time.

4. O Imperialism started
in the mid-19th
century around
1800.

5. What helped?
O The Industrial Revolution gave people the
capital and otivation to expand business.
This expanding would help them gain
more money and have new markets and
resources.

6. Why?
O The imperialism
started because of
the Social
Darwinism and
strong nations were
obligated to
dominate weak
nations.

7. Who?
O Imperialism was
started by the
UK, France, Germa
ny, Italy, Japan, and
US.

8. O How?
Well, territorial division of the
whole world among the biggest capitalist
powers was completed.

9. Theories
O Imperialism has five main theories.
O Political
O Conservative
O Marxist
O Liberal
O Social-Psychological

10. O Political Theory: Imperialism is the process by
which nations try to achieve a better economic
status.
O Conservative Theory: Imperialism is necessary
to preserve the existing social order in the more
developed countries.

11. O Liberal Theory: Imperialism is a policy
choice, not a consequence of capitalism.
O Marxist Theory: Imperialism begins
because of the increased concentration of
wealth leads to undeconsumption.

12. O Social-Psychological Theory: Imperialism
is objectless expansion.

13. Bibliography
O https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/pol
116/imperial.htm
O http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperialism