Imperialism

The extent of the british empire in the 1920s
 * Imperialism**
 * 7. Examine the map below and the data that follows - What do they show us?**

//Extent of Colonial Control//
 * ~  ||~ Great Britain ||~ France ||~ Belgium ||~ Netherlands ||~ Germany (1914) ||
 * ~ Area in Square Miles || 94,000 || 212,600 || 11,800 || 13,200 || 210,000 ||
 * ~ Population || 45,500,100 || 42,000,000 || 8,300,000 || 8.500,000 || 67,500,000 ||
 * ~ Area of Colonies || 13,100,000 || 4,300,000 || 940,000 || 790,000 || 1,100,000 ||
 * ~ Population of Colonies || 470,000,000 || 65,000,000 || 13,000,000 || 66,000,000 || 13,000,000 ||

SOURCE: Mary Evelyn Townsend, //European Colonial Expansion Since 1871// (Chicago: J.P. Lippincott Company, 1941), p. 19

//Percentage of Territories Belonging to the European/US Colonial Powers// (1900) SOURCE: A. Supan, //Die territoriale Entwicklung der Euroaischen Kolonien// (Gotha, 1906), p. 254
 * ||~ Percentage Controlled ||~  ||
 * ~ Africa || 90.4% ||
 * ~ Polynesia || 98.9% ||
 * ~ Asia || 56.5% ||
 * ~ Australia || 100.0% ||
 * ~ Americas || 27.2% ||

Is the policy of acquiring power over foreign nations. the desire to make more money, to take over and have control over a whole nation or population; to expand territory, to exercise military force, and last but not least new resources. (ex: when US tooke over Hawaii--wanted the oranges)
 * 8. Define Imperialism in your own words:**
 * 9. What were the motivations for Imperialism?**

While many countries, including but not limited to France, Germany, Belgium, and the United Nations, engaged in Imperialist activity; Great Britain is known above all as the best example of a true imperialist nation. We will examine the actions of Great Britain to gain a better understanding of the nature, extent and effects of Imperialism.

10. Before note-taking, look for the following key terms (not in the glossary!) and define them in your own words.


 * The British East India Company
 * Sepoys
 * British Raj
 * Partition of Africa/ Berlin Conference
 * Settlement Colonies
 * White Dominions
 * Cecil Rhodes
 * James Cook

11. Now go through your book and complete the graphic organizer below
 * Country || How Britain gained control - steps to conquest || Actions taken by Britain when in control/ power || Effects/ Reactions ||
 * India (note this will be more notes than the following two nations.) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * South Africa ||  ||   ||   ||
 * New Zealand ||  ||   ||   ||

12. Write a 1/2 - 1 page summary where you explain the connections between Nationalism, Industrialization and