What were the consequences of economic imperialism from 1750 to 1900?

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What were the consequences of economic imperialism from 1750 to 1900?

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Military and political pressure from imperialist countries created advantages for capitalists from these countries. Using political pressure to produce advantages for investors is a form of economic imperialism. This may or may not result in actual colonies.

When China outlawed the importation of opium from British-controlled India, the British government went to war with China to force them to accept these addictive drugs sold by their merchants. Despite killing Chinese people so that their businesses could sell drugs in their country, the British also continued to insist that their imperialism was a force for morality and human progress! 

Britain’s victory in the First Opium War (1839-1842) not only allowed British firms to sell opium in China but also granted Britain special trading rights in China and led to Hong Kong, an island just off the coast of southern China, becoming a British colony. Other countries, including France, the US, Germany, and Japan signed similar treaties with China that forced the East Asian country to accept foreign products.

Investors from imperialist countries made profits from resources extracted in other countries. American and British capitalists operated copper mines in Mexico and Chile. Profits from these mines flowed out of the country where the copper was mined. Similarly, British investors controlled and profited from transportation developments including the Suez Canal in Egypt and the Port of Buenos Aires in Argentina. 🤑

Chuquicamata mine in Chile. Image Credit: mining-technology.com

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Day 55

Dates: 1750-1900

Topic #: 5.1-5.2

Required Pre-Reading:

Our Topic: Global Imperialism

Historical Thinking Skill:

Thematic Learning Objectives:
1.

Explain how ideologies contributed to the development of imperialism from 1750 to 1900. 2. Explain how various economic factors contributed to the development of the global economy from 1750 to 1900.

3. Explain the relative significance of the effects of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.

Key Concepts:

5.1.E Trade in some commodities was organized in a way that gave merchants and companies based in Europe and the U.S. a distinct economic advantage. 5.2.I.C Industrialized states and businesses within those states practiced economic imperialism primarily in Asia and Latin America. 5.2 III.

A range of cultural, religious, and racial ideologies were used to justify imperialism, including Social Darwinism, nationalism, the concept of the civilizing mission, and the desire to religiously convert indigenous populations.

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:
1. Global Links and Imperialism Lecture with Cornell Notes
2. Being Timeline

Homework:
Read AMSCO pgs. 375-384

Flashcards:

Quinine Suez Canal Scramble for Africa Berlin Conference Afrikaners Boer Wars King Leopold II Congo Free State Taiping Rebellion Boxer Rebellion Colonization Society Siam Monroe Doctrine

Great Game

Turn in next class:

Independent Study Material:

Day 56

Dates: 1750-1900

Topic #:

Required Pre-Reading:

Our Topic: Effects of Imperialism

Historical Thinking Skill:

Thematic Learning Objectives:

1. Explain how environmental factors contributed to industrialization from 1750-1900. 2. Explain how different modes and locations of production have developed and changed over time.

3. Explain how technology shaped economic production over time.

Key Concepts:

5.1.I.D As new methods of industrial production became more common in Europe, they spread to other parts of the world (US, Russia, and Japan). 5.2.II.A

The expansion of US and European influence in Asia led to internal reform in Japan that supported industrialization and led to growing regional power in Japan in the Meiji Era.

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:
1. Turkey, China, Japan, and the West Annotated Timeline

Homework:
Read AMSCO pgs. 388-394

Flashcards:

Nationalism in the Balkan Peninsula Proclamation of 1763 Indian Removal Act (1830) Ghost Dance Tupac Amaru II Benito Juarez Sepoy Mutiny Indian National Congress Philippine-American War Maori Wars Pan-Africanism Xhosa Cattle Killing Samory Toure’s War Mahdist Revolt

Yaa Asantewaa War

Turn in next class:

Independent Study Material:

Day 57

Dates: 1750-1900

Topic #:

Required Pre-Reading:

Our Topic:

Historical Thinking Skill:

Thematic Learning Objectives:
1.

Explain how ideologies contributed to the development of imperialism from 1750 to 1900. 2. Explain how various economic factors contributed to the development of the global economy from 1750 to 1900.

3. Explain the relative significance of the effects of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.

Key Concepts:

5.1.E Trade in some commodities was organized in a way that gave merchants and companies based in Europe and the U.S. a distinct economic advantage. 5.2.I.C Industrialized states and businesses within those states practiced economic imperialism primarily in Asia and Latin America. 5.2 III.

A range of cultural, religious, and racial ideologies were used to justify imperialism, including Social Darwinism, nationalism, the concept of the civilizing mission, and the desire to religiously convert indigenous populations.

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:
1. Annotated Map of Imperialism

Homework:
Read AMSCO pgs. 398-403 and 407-413

Flashcards:

Railroads effects on Colonies Cecil Rhoades Guano Charles Goodyear Palm Oil Monocultures Spice Islands Opium War Treaty of Nanking Pampas Rubber in Brazil

Banana Republics

Turn in next class:

Independent Study Material:

Day 58

Dates: 1750-1900

Topic #:

Required Pre-Reading:

Our Topic:

Historical Thinking Skill:

Thematic Learning Objectives:
1.

Explain how ideologies contributed to the development of imperialism from 1750 to 1900. 2. Explain how various economic factors contributed to the development of the global economy from 1750 to 1900.

3. Explain the relative significance of the effects of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.

Key Concepts:

5.1.E Trade in some commodities was organized in a way that gave merchants and companies based in Europe and the U.S. a distinct economic advantage. 5.2.I.C Industrialized states and businesses within those states practiced economic imperialism primarily in Asia and Latin America. 5.2 III.

A range of cultural, religious, and racial ideologies were used to justify imperialism, including Social Darwinism, nationalism, the concept of the civilizing mission, and the desire to religiously convert indigenous populations.

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:
1. Annotated Map of Imperialism

Homework:
Read AMSCO pgs. 417-424 and 429-435

Flashcards:

British Penal Colonies French Penal Colonies Reasons for Migration: India Reasons for Migration: China Reasons for Migration: Ireland Great Famine Reasons for Migration: Italy Ethnic Enclaves Mauritius Porfirio Diaz Chinese Immigration and Restriction Act

White Australia Policy

Turn in next class:

Independent Study Material:

Day 59

Dates: 1750-1900

Topic #: 5.1-5.4

Required Pre-Reading:

Our Topic: Effects of Imperialism

Historical Thinking Skill:

Thematic Learning Objectives:
1.

Explain how ideologies contributed to the development of imperialism from 1750 to 1900. 2. Explain how and why internal and external factors have influenced the process of state building from 1750-1900.

3. Explain the relative significance of the effects of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.

Key Concepts:

KC-5.1 The development of industrial capitalism led to increased standards of living for some, and to continued improvement in manufacturing methods that increased the availability, affordability, and variety of consumer goods. KC-5.2 As states industrialized, they also expanded existing overseas empires and established new colonies and transoceanic relationships. KC-5.3 The 18th century marked the beginning of an intense period of revolution and rebellion against existing governments, leading to the establishment of new nation-states around the world.

KC-5.4 As a result of the emergence of transoceanic empires and a global capitalist economy, migration patterns changed dramatically, and the numbers of migrants increased significantly

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:

1. Survival in the Modern Period: How did they do it?

2. Document Practice

Homework:
STUDY FOR DBQ

Use the following to help you:
Freeman-pedia 1750-1900
Effects on Colonies
Railways in Colonies

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Independent Study Material:

Day 60

Dates: 1750-1900

Topic #: 5.2

Required Pre-Reading:

Our Topic: Effects of Imperialism

Historical Thinking Skill:

Thematic Learning Objectives:
1. Compare processes by which state power shifted in various parts of the world from 1750 to 1900.

Key Concepts:

KC-5.2.I.A Some states with existing colonies strengthened their control over those colonies and in some cases assumed direct control over colonies previously held by non-state entities. KC-5.2.I.C Many European states used both warfare and diplomacy to expand their empires in Africa.

KC-5.2.I.D Europeans established settler colonies in some parts of their empires.

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:
DBQ #2: Railways in Colonies

Homework:
Work on flashcards—due next class

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:
FLASHCARD CHECK NEXT CLASS!

Independent Study Material:

Day 61

Dates: 1750-1900

Topic #: 5.1.II.A

Required Pre-Reading:

Our Topic: Effects of Imperialism

Historical Thinking Skill:

Thematic Learning Objectives:
1. Explain how various environmental factors contributed to the development of the global economy from 1750 to 1900.

Key Concepts:

KC-5.1.II.A The need for raw materials for factories and increased food supplies for the growing population in urban centers led to the growth of export economies around the world that specialized in commercial extraction of natural resources and the production of food and industrial crops. The profits from these raw materials were used to purchase finished goods.           Resource export economies:                  § Cotton production in Egypt                  § Rubber extraction in the Amazon and the Congo basin                  § The palm oil trade in West Africa                  § The guano industries in Peru and Chile                  § Meat from Argentina and Uruguay

                 § Diamonds from Africa

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:
1. Global Economic Development from 1750-1900 Jigsaw

Homework:

STUDY

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Independent Study Material:

Day 62

Dates: 1750-1900

Topic #: All of units 5 and 6

Required Pre-Reading:

Our Topic: Study and Recap

Historical Thinking Skill:

Thematic Learning Objectives:
All of units 5 and 6

Key Concepts:

All of units 5 and 6

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:
1. Unit Recap and Review

Homework:

STUDY

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Independent Study Material:

Day 63

Dates: 1750-1900

Topic #: All of units 5 and 6

Required Pre-Reading:

Our Topic: Test

Historical Thinking Skill:

Thematic Learning Objectives:
All of units 5 and 6

Key Concepts:
All of units 5 and 6

Documents to be Utilized:

In Class:
1. Unit 5 and 6 Test

Homework:
Take a break!

Flashcards:

Turn in next class:

Independent Study Material: