World History

Imperialism is the expansion of a nation's authority over other nations through the acquisition of land and/or the imposition of economic and political domination.

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• England

• France

• Belgium

• Germany

• Japan

• United States (GASP)

• Industrialized nations need lots of fuel and lots of workers

• These nations are ahead technologically to utilize resources.

• Have superior military (especially naval) to push folks around

• Social Darwinism and racism- they believed they were superior to all non-Europeans.

• India

• Africa (especially central /south)

• Latin America

• SE Asia

• Pacific Islands

• Caribbean/ tropical islands

​African colonies began to produce cash crops for the Europeans instead of growing food for the people of Africa to eat. This kind of attempt to dominate a country’s government, trade, or culture is called imperialism. Famines got worse, there were food shortages, and thousands of Africans died.

​The English government got involved in Africa to guard their access to the Suez Canal, a fast route to their colonies in India. In the 1880s, they invaded and took partial control of Egypt.

​The Scramble for Africa

Leaders of Europe met at the Berlin Conference in 1884 and agreed on how to divide Africa among themselves. The conference paid little attention to the African people. It divided kingdoms, clans, and families, and forced rivals and enemies to live together.