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1.1 - Empire - Significance of Imperialism - Coggle Diagram
1.1 - Empire - Significance of Imperialism
Key Dates
1867 - Suez Canal Opens
1880 - 1881 - First Boer War
1885 - Treaty of Berlin
1895 - Treaty of Shimonoseki
1896 - Kruger Telegram
1898
Spanish - American War
Fashoda Incident
1899 - 1902 - Second Boer War
1902 - Anglo-Japanese Alliance
1904 - 1905 - Russo-Japanese War
1905 - Treaty of Portsmouth
1906 - Algeciras Conference
1914
WW1
Panama Canal opens
1917 - USA enters WW1
1918 - Wilson's 'Fourteen Points'
Reasons for and extent of support for expansion overseas of Britain, France and Germany
Britain
Britain already had a large empire by the time of 'New Imperialism', so British people were accustomed to the fact that their country had control
The empire was seen as a symbol of power, pride and prestige. Maps of the empire were proudly displayed in all classrooms, and newspaper and literature was exaggeratedly in favor and heavily promoted imperialism
Positive aspects of imperialism, such as the economic and prestige benefits, were stressed, while the negative aspects, such as maltreatment and exploitations, were ignored
France
France was still suffering from the humiliating defeat of the Franco-Prussian War (1870 - 1871).
France was trying to restore its prestige
The introduction of state education where patriotism was encouraged, and children were taught the duty to spread French culture around the world, and the right and responsibility to unique and superior
They adopted a policy know as 'Mission Civilsatrice', Civilising Mission.
They argued that the economic, political, and social gains from imperialism would enhance the wealth of
Belief of racial superiority of the White People
Germany
At first, Chancellor Bismarck was not keen on building and overseas empire as Germany had just been to war with France, and was very divided still. He was trying to prevent Germany from being drawn into any more conflict with other European nations by staying out of the imperialism frenzy that other nations had been caught up by.
When German businessmen and other important figures saw what imperialism was doing for their European counterparts, they realised that to advance in world at era, imperialism was a serious option that needed to be considered
Opposition to Imperialism
Some intellectuals agued that imperialism was morally wrong
There was little increases in trade, and advantages that came from overseas possessions were outweighed by the cost of maintaining them