19th-Century Imperialism
(Causes & Justifications)
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"...In the case of Africa and Asia, this was the racist sense that many Europeans had that Europeans were superior to non-Europeans, so that people in Africa and Asia were some sort of foreign "other" that could be conquered and controlled because their otherness coincided with inferiority...."
Key Terms
- New Imperialism
- "God, Gold, & Glory"
- Economic Justifications
- Suez Canal
- Sahara Desert
- New Nationalism
- Mass Politics
- Nation-States
- Jingoism
- Racism & Social Darwinism
- One/Other Split
- Social Darwinism
- Herbert Spencer
- Charles Darwin
- Religion
- "Mission to Civilize"
- Frederick Lugard
- Dual Mandate
- "Rudyard Kipling - "The White Man's Burden"
- Pears Soap Ad
Guided Viewing Questions
- What were the economic motivations for imperialism in the nineteenth century? Why are those economic incentives not enough to fully explain imperialism?
- What is the difference between nationalism and new nationalism? What forces created "new nationalism" in the late 19th century?
- How did Imperial Powers justify their absorption of other peoples and territories?
- How was the concept of the “White Man’s Burden” and the “Mission to Civilize” used to justify imperialism?