History Notes: New Imperialism PDF

Goals Define new imperialism and examine how it reshapes the relationship between people around the world Understand the links between scientific racism and imperialism of the 19 th and 20th centuries Keywords: New imperialism Social Darwinism / sci...

Goals Define new imperialism and examine how it reshapes the relationship between people around the world Understand the links between scientific racism and imperialism of the 19 th and 20th centuries Keywords: New imperialism Social Darwinism / scientific Racism Scramble for Africa What was NEW IMPERIALSIM In what ways are this new imperialism different from the previous ones? New imperialism was “more extensive and more intensive” (forging the modern world, p 246) Imperialism in the past -> colonizing the “new” world “New” imperialism -> Acquistion of new territories in Africa and Asia Social Darwinism Industrialization + Social Darwinism + Nationalism = New Imperialism Scramble for Africa Berlin conference (1885) Which two European powers gained the most territory in Africa? - Britian and France Which two African states managed to remain independent - Ethiopia and Liberia Why in Africa? They thought they were less developed Why didnt european powers take over Africa earlier ???????????? What changed after 1870 Industrialization, Nationalism