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IMPERIALISM AND COLONIAL EMPIRES
IMPERIALISM
Causes of imperialism
Industrial development
Ideological and cultural factors
Intens population growth
Rivalry between industrialised countries
Colonial empires
British empire
most extensive one(1/4 of the world)
last third of the 19th century
coinciding with the start of the Second Industrial Revolution
European states expanded by colonising territories
COLONIAL TERRITORIES
Colonial territories
Imperialist expansion led to
development of colonialism
Mother countries exploted according to its interest
Colonisation of africa
1885 Germany organised the Berlin West Africa Conference
British empire:
wanted Colonies from Egypt to Cape town
France
Controlled Sahara and its bordering countries
Others
Other powers want to prevent this
Colonisation of Asia
British empire
British took advantage of the Chinese authorities’ initial tolerance of opium consumption
First Opium War (1839–1842)
Treaty of Nanking was signed in 1842
Although China was still an independent country, ruled by its emperor and ancient institutions
3 TYPES OF COLONIAL GOVERNMENT
Protectorates
mother country decided not to intervene in matters of local politics, controlling only economic matters and foreign relations
Dominions
Territories of the British Empire, occupied almost entirely by a new population of European origin
Colonies
mother countries to control all aspects of the country
4 CONSEQUENCES OF IMPERIALISM
inequalities
violence
artificial borders
advances in industrialised countries
