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Consequences of Industrialization - Coggle Diagram
Consequences of Industrialization
Rationales for Imperialism
Europeans believed themselves to be superior to others and duty-bound to spread their "civilized culture" to the less civilized
"White man's burden"
social darwinism: strong countries were bound to devour the weak
religious duty: "the civilizing mission" meant that religious presence was an obligation
nationalism drove them to "flex their muscles" by establishing colonies
Japan followed the pattern of European imperialism by encroaching on Korea and China --> prompted the Sino-Japanese war
industrial powers sought raw materials, labor, and markets
Resistance to Imperialism
indigenous people experienced a surge of nationalism in response to the encroaching imperial powers
Conflict and Wounded Knee
Ghost Dance
Tupac Amaru's rebellion against Spanish colonial power
Benito Juarez, despised foreign influence in Mexico, French ousted from Mexico despite conspiracy alongside those who wanted Juarez out of power
resistance from Australian aboriginal peoples against British imperial powers
resistance from Xhosa people in South Africa
Sokoto Caliphate established by Hausa tribes
Economic Development
food was in great demand as parent countries began to urbanize and needed to feed growing populations
transition from substinence farming in colonies to cash crops for profit of parent colony
demand for beef, growth of middle class
increase in global agriculture led to increase in export of guano
cotton was a key raw material, manufactured into textiles
Britain turned to Egypt and India for cotton
King Leopold's sole ownership of the Congo, Congo Free State, power shifted to Belgium after brutality of Leopold's rubber industry was seen by rest of world
palm oil developed, used for lubricant in machines
Cecil Rhodes founded mining company, mined diamonds in South Africa