Imperialism.ppt

Imperialism Motives for Imperialism Motives for Imperialism Economic- need for new markets and raw materials Political– boost national pride, expand territory, exercise military force Social- racism, Social Darwinism, spread Christianity, white man’s burden Forms of Colonial Control Management Methods Scramble for Africa 1882- King Leopold II of Belgium claims the Congo Claims to end slavery 1880- Scramble for Africa begins Berlin Conference in 1884-85 Africa divided with little thought to how African ethnic or linguistic groups were distributed By 1914 only Liberia and Ethiopia remained fre