mperialism

TYPES OF CONTROL

Settlement colonies: Large groups of

people from one country living together
in a new place.

REASONS FOR IMPERIALISM IN 19 TH CENTURY

Gain respect from other Nations

Colonies are a source of troops
Have ports for refueling of naval
ships

DEPENDENT COLONIES

A few European officials ruled the nonEuropean people. India was a

dependant colony of England.

PROTECTORATES

Protectorates: Local ruler allowed to

keep their title, Europeans however had
the control of the area.
Spheres of Influence: An area in which
not colonies or protectorates , other
nations respected the special interests.

CULTURAL MOTIVES

THE WHITE MANS BURDEN:

Written by Rudyard Kipling

Western people saw everyone else as half
devil and half child.
Christian Missionaries were very active
during the age imperialism.

THE SUEZ CANAL

1854 the Egyptian government allowed

a French company to start building a
canal.
The Suez Canal would go through the
Isthmus of Suez to connect the
Mediterranean and Red Seas.
This cost too much money, Egypt had
to sell it to the British.

THE FASHODA CRISIS

Both France and Great Britain wanted

control over the Sudan, an Egyptian
colony.
They both wanted to control the Nile
river, for different reasons.
French and British troops waited for
orders to attack each other, France
realized neither its navy nor its army
could defeat the British.