Chpt.36 Sect.1 Flashcards
Policy of setting up colonies and building empires
Imperialism
Factors of imperialism
Industrial Revolution (markets for good needed + sources of raw materials needed)
Nationalism (colonies add to countries power)
Belief western countries had duty to “civilize” “backwards” ppl (ppl w/ dif religion; believed had to spread Christinaity)
Raw materials needed
Rubber, cotton, oil. Tin, copper
Tea, sugar, cocoa
Raw materials + food products found in areas … such as …
Not industrially developed
Africa, Asia, Latin America
Minor factor for imperialism
Investing
Factory owners couldn’t find enough places in own countries to invest
Profits were too small
Undeveloped areas brought large profits
Who called the backward civilization shit what
Rudyard Kipling
“The white man’s burden”