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UNIT 6 - Coggle Diagram
UNIT 6
TOPIC 6.1 Rationales for Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
Social Darwinism fostered imperialism by proposing that white Europeans were greater than non-whites.
Laissez-faire capitalism developed by Adam Smith fostered an economic system that needed expansion to gather raw materials and find new markets.
Nationalism led to a sense of competitiveness among European powers that was expressed through imperial pursuits.
TOPIC 6.3 Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
IF: enlightenment ideas like representation in government and rights of citizens, improving economic situations as a result of industrialization, and even rebellions or resistance against changing realities (Taiping rebellion resisting Qing, janissaries reisting Tanzimat reforms)
EF: threat of domination by western powers, as well as a shifting global economy (like the collapse of the silver trade)
TOPIC 6.7 Effects of Migration
Spiked urban growth as people moved for factory work.
Americas meeting the labor demands of their growing economies.
Spikes in immigration led to nativism in the US, South Africa, and Australia
TOPIC 6.8 Causation in the Imperial Age
Imperialism led to the exploitation of Latin America single-export economies and Africa and their raw materials, it aided the growth of the "western empires".
The imperialized lost parts of their culture and their independence.
People responded to political, economic, and social pressures as demographic shift occurred.
TOPIC 6.6 Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World
Regional conflicts created a push factor for migrations like the Taiping Rebellion.
Crop failures caused by the potato blight was a push factor for the Irish.
Larger transportation networks made migration easier
TOPIC 6.4 Global Economic Development from 1750 to 1900
Coal and iron deposits helped Britain industrialize and become a global economy. Several countries were directly impacted by the availability of resources in their quest for modernization, turning imperialism into an advantage of single export economies (latin america-raw materials)
TOPIC 6.5 Economic Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
Natural resources from Latin America, Africa, and Asia were extracted and used for factories in western Europe and north America. While China's and India's share of manufacturing wealth declined.
TOPIC 6.2 State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
Internationally we see a dramatic shift in power away from Asia and the Middle-East to the "western" powers of Europe and the US(imperialism).
Domestically we see enlightenment ideas encouraging governments to allow more participation in government by the governed in western powers.