Imperialism and the First World War
Economic causes
Political causes
Causes that allowed Imperialism
Demographic causes
europe population grew
so people left
Scientific causes
Ideological and cultural causes
Consequences of Imperialism
Social consequences
Economic consequenced
Geographic consequences
Political consequences
Demographic consequences
Cultural consequences
Consequences of the war
Phases of the war
Initial German offensives
Trench warfare
Incorporation and withdrawl of allies
population increased thanks
to medical improvements
changes in maps
which created conflicts
between countries
racial segregation was
the most important consequences:
indigenous population were considered
as second class citizens
explotation of natural resources
altered landscapes
those people were never
to have a democratic system
colonies suffered a process
of acculturation
they lost their
Language
Religion
Culture
Traditions
their homes in order
to have a job
Colonies were new territories
to invest
More markets
Cheap workforce
Cheap and raw materials
lost prestigue
More territories better reputation
colonialism inspired wanting to know
about the world
European people discriminate
black people
because of their racial
they based in
pseudo-Darwinist ideas
considering them more apt,
Germany used the Schlieffen Plan
first attact Belgium
then France
but it failed
Russia left the war
USA join the allies
because of the attacks
of the Germans submarines
because of a
political and social revolution
that happened in
their countries
They build the trenches
a building in which
they could defend or attack
the enemy
The end of the war
The allies finally
defeated the Central Powers
and in 1918
Wilhelm II abdicated
Around 20 million of
Europe lost their
A new map was created
people died but some
sources says that
more than 50 millions
people died
economic power and
USA became the
world's leading economic power.
four empires disappeared
German Empire
Russian Empire
Ottoman Empire
Austro-Hungarian Empire
they suffer huge penalties
payment of huge economic reparations
reduction of its territories:
prohibition of heavy artillery
demilitarisation in some regions
division of its eastern territories
Women started fighting
aginst their rights
to vote/work
Economy focused in
Industrial production
such as
weapons, equipment etc