Imperialism

Imperialism 

Causes of Imperialism

The Catholics and The Missionaries 

Literally that whole paragraph is unreal lol. As if that happened. 

• this was a goal in India, Africa, and the America's. 
• Unfortunately, this also then started The White Man's Burden
• Which was a poem essentially saying that it was the white man's responsibility to educate and civilize every other race, ethnicity, etc. 
• Montaigne was the "first" guy to speak up (a little bit before this period) and was like "Look, you white folks are actually doing more harm than help :/ ) 

The Technology also contributed to Imperialism 

• Caravel Ship
• Map and Compass (helioscope??) 
• Sexton 

The Europeans were all now able to travel the oceans without dying!! 

So... is the difference between the two Imperialism Periods solely the Industrial Revolution advancements? 

• Yes, the Industrial Revolution was the major factor 
• but the technology also contributed (such as the sexton) 
• The first period of Imperialism: what one can get from the land itself (Christianity, gold...etc.) 
• The second period of Imperialism: what power one could get from having this land 

The real reason the Dutch wanted Africa (Beer and Cigarettes)

Moving on to Africa! 

• There are two major groups in South Africa 
• Afrikaners (who are descendants of the Dutch) 
• British
• They could NOT get along, mainly because they both wanted land and power. 
• The Boer Wars : (not the BOAR wars, I am not Abigail of Pig, but Abigail of Land thank you very much) 
• There was the first and second Boer wars, but overall the British won. 
• Yet... why was this land actually so important? Did it really need two wars? 
• Africa had diamonds and gold
• sole reason people cared about South Africa tbh
• The problems from this period essentially cemented Africa's current problems. 
• The system in South Africa was called apartheid. 
• this ENCOURAGED segregation 
• There were written laws about the rights the upper class had, vs. the middle, vs. the lower. 
• Fun Side Note: WATCH INVICTUS

• It's so good (soccer movie about Nelson Mandela, deals with this society) 
• and it has Matt Damon in it 

The Berlin Conference

• So there was this want of a balance of power 
• no one country should take over more smaller countries than the other
• This stemmed the Open Door Policy with Roosevelt (miss that guy :( ) 
• No one Western power was allowed to influence China more than another
• equal opportunity to exploit it haha poor China 
• Migration Between these Places 
• The Great White Walls = Chinese Exclusion Act
• literally just kept the Asians out 

Mass Politics and Mass Loyalty to the State

• Hobson, who was a critic of Imperialism, essentially said that Imperialism only benefited certain groups, not the whole nation.
• And, he was right. 
• when countries invaded other ones, the goal was to divert the social causes back at home
• no one was setting up industries or establishments in these conquered lands

Critics of Imperialism

• Hobson: 
• Influenced Lenin, who wrote a book Imperialism is the highest form of Capitalism
• The main problem with imperialism was that it did not pay off 
• no economic advantage
• and it only benefitted the superior, upper class white people. 

The Political Cartoons (Short Debrief) 

• Dropping the Pilot 
• When Germany (Kaiser Will) dismissed OVB from power
• literally worst thing they could have done 
• Kaiser Will is the evil nemo 
• his impetuous is a major cause for World War I
• One from APUSH 
• Triple ALLIANCE: Italy, Austria-Hungary, Germany 
• Triple ENTENTE: Russia, France, and the United Kingdom 
• the world was just waiting for this one murder of a politician/leader... already had kindling and lumber built up. Once the match was lit, it spread (hence the alliances, everyone sticking up for one another...) 
• eventually, the world was just in full war.