Imperialism
• Define imperialism:
• How did each of the following causes lead to
imperialism?
– Economic interests (think: industrialization)
– Political interests (think: space, wealth,
power)
– Humanitarian goals (think: religion,
education, etc.)
Why Did Imperialism Take Place?
• What were Europeans looking to obtain
by traveling to other lands? (hint: recall
the needs of industrialization)
• What was the purpose of missionaries
in Africa and India?
• What was the purpose of the Berlin
Conference of 1884? Did it achieve this
purpose?
Why Did Imperialism Take Place?
(continued)
• Why was the African continent seen as
a prime location for European
imperialism?
• What is the meaning behind Rudyard
Kipling’s poem, “The White Man’s
Burden?” Identify the “burden” Kipling
refers to. How does this poem reflect
the goals and ideals of imperialism?
British Imperialism in India
• What is the difference between imperializing
and colonizing?
• Which company did Britain establish to run
the Indian “colony?”
• Identify two benefits and two detriments (i.e.
harmful effects) of Britain’s imperialist efforts
in India.
British Imperialism in India
(continued)
• What are sepoys?
• If Britain is the “world’s workshop,” what is
India’s role in this economic relationship?
• In what ways did Britain force India’s
dependence?
• Why was India a prime location for British
imperialism?
Mutiny or Resistance?
• Describe the Sepoy Rebellion.
• Who was ultimately victorious – the
sepoys or the British?
• Identify the political consequence of the
Sepoy Rebellion (think: what happened
to the B.E.I.C.’s involvement in
governing India?)
Mutiny or Resistance
(continued)
• What was the Indian National
Congress? Did it help unify or divide the
Indian population?
• How was the British presence in India
influential in the development of the
Indian National Congress?
Imperialism and Social Darwinism
• What is Social Darwinism? Is it what
the scientist, Charles Darwin, originally
intended?
• Describe the ways in which Social
Darwinism had an impact on European
imperialism (think: how did the
Europeans treat the natives? What
about Kipling’s “White Man’s Burden?”).