Religious and Cultural Motivations Christianity is an "evangelizing" religion, which means followers must spread their religion to others.
Christians therefore went to Africa in hopes of converting Africans to Christianity. Imperialism <span>Imperialism is the domination of one country's political, economic, or cultural life by another. </span>
Europeans believed that they had better political, economic, and cultural practices than others. Economic Motivations Industrialization was in full swing by the late 19th century.
Businessmen needed raw materials like rubber, ivory, gold and other metals located in Africa to advance Western economies. European Imperialism in the 19th Century Closure <span>Why did Europeans colonize Africa? Name 3 motivating factors. </span> Political Motivations Politically, rulers saw the possession of overseas colonies as a global contest of power and prestige.
How do these images explain the history of imperialism in Africa? Concerns traditions, customs, beliefs such as foods and clothing styles Objective:
<span>We will explore the </span> motivations <span>for and </span> consequences of European imperialism in Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Do Now: Read this British alphabet rhyme from 1899. Then explain what conclusions you draw about their culture. What did they value? What did they think of themselves?
A is the Army, that dies for the Queen It's the very best Army, that ever was seen.
B stands for Battles, by which England's name Has for ever been covered, with glory and fame.
C is for Colonies, rightly we boast That of all the great nations, Great Britain has most.
D is the Daring, we show on the Field Which makes every enemy, vanish or yield.
E is our Empire, where sun never sets The larger we make it, the bigger it gets.
F is the flag, which wherever you see You know that beneath it, your're happy and free. List the positive and negative consequences of European imperialism in Africa. <span>Consequences of European </span> Imperialism 5-8 million people killed for raw materials Exploitation of human and geographic resources Abolition (End) of slavery Introduction of medicines, hospitals, and transportation and communication technology like the telegraph and railroads. <span>The "Scramble for Africa"</span>
It's a well-known fact that people of the middle class paid a large share of the taxes. (usually, people with high income hide it from the govenment, so the taxes are focused on the middle-class) So, the first one is A. During the postwar Latinos almost have no power (in many instances) for many years, so the only suitable option is A. had little political power. And the last one is C. <span>A government practice of moving Native Americans from the reservations to the cities.</span>
Rockefeller worked with oil, Vanderbilt did the railroads, Carnegie was leader of the American steel industry, and Astor did fur trade and invested in real estate.
After the end of the first world war and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the British took control of Palestine - Which, modernly, is now Israel, Palestine, and Jordan.
