Imperialism

=**//Imperialism-//**= When a strong country (empire) takes over a weaker one (colony) and exploits its resources (land, labor, capital) This cartoon represents how England has many different footholds in different countries. England has its hand in everything so it has a lot of colonies.



This picture is just describing how Imperialism works. The colony benifits the mother country by sending it the needed materials and in the end purchesing those items from the mother country. Imperialism showed after the industrial revolution because empires needed more natural resources to continue the industrial revolution of the empires. Countries needed other resources in order to industrialize. grew out of colonization =Japanese Imperialism= Since Japan is an archipelago it had very little natural resources. This is the reason they brought imperialism into their nation. Japan was occupied by the U.S. after Commodore Matthew Perry went to Japan to threaten the Tokugawa shogunate. This trip opened up more countries to also create treaties with Japan in order to end their isolation. After the country was opened up Japan began to westernize in order to get foriegners out of their country. =European Imperialsim= "Scramble for Africa"- European nations competed with eachother to gain as many African colonies as possible before the other countries did. (Some of the European nations where Britian, France, Portugal, Ottoman Empire, and the Balkans) Take up the White Man's burden-- Send forth the best ye breed-- Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need; To wait in heavy harness, On fluttered folk and wild-- Your new-caught, sullen peoples, Half-devil and half-child.
 * ** Causes of Imperialism ** Causes of Imperialism- ||
 * ** Economic Motives ** || The industrial revolution created an insatiable demand for raw materials and new markets. ||
 * ** Nationalism ** || European nations wanted to demonstrate their power and prestige to the world. Many countries were proud of everything that their nations did and when other countries began taking over other countries as well there was a competition to get the most ||
 * ** Balance of Power ** || European nations were forced to acquire new colonies to achieve a balance with their neighbors and competitors. ||
 * ** White Man's Burden ** || The Europeans’ sense of superiority made them feel obligated to “civilize the heathen savages” they encountered. ||
 * mercantilism**- merchants from colonies(raw materials) can only trade with empire(manufactured goods), creates favorable balance of trade for mother country,like imperialism on steroids(cash crops)
 * "White Man's Burden"-** From a Ruyard Kipling poem- the idea the Europeans had the responsibiltiy to bring the rest of the world up to their standards(education,infrastructure,religoin,clothing,etc..)[[image:wmb1.gif]]
 * (FIRST LINE OF "THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN")**

Results of Imperialism-
Cultural diffusion occured.