European Imperialism: The Scramble For Africa

During the Industrial Revolution, Europeans were mass producing products in factories. When they began to run out of resources, they looked to Africa. They had the means to travel there because of new ships built in the Industrial Revolution. Seven countries split it among themselves (Document A-2) and built empires and enslaved the natives. The main ways the Industrial Revolution affected imperialism were cultural and social beliefs, followed by military and technology, and to a lesser extent politics.

The Industrial Revolution gave a reason to need imperialism. Europe was in need of the resources that Africa had. One way to obtain the resources necessary was to colonize and trade with the Africans living in the continent. For example, in order for Germany to obtain rubber and cotton from Tanganyika, they colonized the country and began trading. This led to the creation of fabrics, waterproof clothes, and tires from these materials.

In late 1800’s the Industrial revolution started to begin. Since products were being mass produced, the clothes and other products got sold quickly and cheaply since everyone had a sufficient amount, they needed to find new customers/market so they went to Africa looking to sell their product and I thought the 3 main reasons for this Industrial revolution leading to imperialism are economics, political, and religion. In the 1800’s The Industrial Revolution led into Imperialism and Economics was one of the main causes. There are many reasons to back this claim up to like in (Document B) “Purely financial considerations also characterized the new imperialism.

Have you ever had the feeling of being more superior than anyone else, and that you could take anything/everything away from them in a period of time. This is what the European countries did to African community such as taking all of their culture, pride, land, and resources. Through 300 years(1500-1800) there were many new creations, inventions, and trades happening around Africa. And Africa went through a stage of horror by the european countries trying to take over parts of Africa. In a political point of view in “Document A” it showed all of the seven countries taking over Africa, In “Document C” it has showed that the technology was a key role in the imperialism, lastly is “Document E” that has showed how all of the money paid into another

In the nineteenth century and early twentieth century, Industrial Revolution occurred in Africa and Asia. Industrialization was an improvement of technology and factories which led to the need for more materials such as textiles. The existence of factories took away job opportunities from people which forced them to work for the government. Colonial powers did not let anyone trade with anyone in Europe, meaning they were limited to Africa and Asia. Therefore, as materials became more requested, more hard unpaid labor was done in those areas.

Exploration to the New World led to greedy rulers wanting more. There were many new resources and opportunities to make money; for example tobacco, sugar, and even minerals. Because of the demand for these crops, the Europeans needed someone to do the work. With the Native American population drastically declining, the Europeans had to find another source of labor so they turned to the African Americans. This began the slave trade where millions of slaves were taken from Africa to other areas as a source of income.

Economic, political, and religious motives prompted these nations to expand their influence over other regions, each with a goal to increase their power across the globe. The Industrial Revolution of the 1800's created a need for natural resources to fuel newly invented machinery and transportation. The three main motivators of European imperialism were economic growth, rivalry between nations, and moral superiority. Many European nations exhibited a growing interest in colonies as sources of raw materials and new markets and as potential outlets for excess population and for administrators who could not be accommodated at home. Many Europeans were interested in developing empires nations, they exhibited a growing interest in colonies as sources of raw materials and new markets and as potential outlets for excess population and for administrators who could not be accommodated at home.

Railroads affected empire building in Afro Eurasia between 1860-1918 by providing reliable transportation for goods, by the transportation of soldiers and military technologies, and they spread the ideologies of nationalism.. All of this ultimately led to the increase in economic strength. The Industrial Revolution started in the 18th century and spread across Western Europe and The United States. The Industrial Revolution was an economic revolution, which means that economic changes were widespread and still impacting our modern world.. One of the main economic changes was the invention of machines.

The definition of imperialism is an action by a strong nation to take control of another country. According to CDC Malaria is a “mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite”. Between the late 1500’s and the early 1800’s Europeans didn’t enter Africa, because of the disease malaria. This ended during the 1800’s European countries such as France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Portuguese, Belgium, and spain imperialised Africa. “What was the driving force behind the imperialism in africa?”

Founded in document D African colonies and their exports. Economic factors were more of a driving force behind imperialism since the imperialists were in search of  natural resources for improving technology and their national pride. The Europeans went to Africa because of their many resources and their quantities of gold, fur, and yarn all superior resources for the Europeans. Africa had dealt with  European

The American Industrial Revolution was a century-long transition from a culture dependent on agriculture to a culture with a more industrial based economy. This revolution marked a major turning point in history, and almost every aspect of daily life was influenced in some way. Many factors led up to this important period in history including mercantilism enforced by the british, which led to the Embargo Act, the greater opportunities available in industry that offered better wages and hours, and the various factory labor and entrepreneurial innovation, such as in the Slater Mill. Each of these things- war, opportunities, and innovations- individually aided in the development of the American Industrial Revolution.

During the time when European imperialism was beginning, Great Britain was undergoing their industrial revolution. When Britain had colonized parts of Africa, they realized that there was an abundance of natural resource that they could exploit. By taking resources from African colonies and turning it into products in Britain, they were able to boost their economy. Document D and E prove how Great Britain was able to make

Having the use of trade available to different nations made it easier to focus on aspects of receiving the raw materials to make countries more valuable. According to a reliable source, “Overseas colonies could serve as reliable sources of raw materials not available in Europe that came into demand because of industrialization” (911). This meant that they could get rubber from rubber trees in the Congo River basin and Malaya and use it to make many things, from tires to pipes. Tin came from colonies in southeast Asia and copper came from central Africa. Tin and copper were mostly used to make tools and weapons.

The natural resources would be able to be changed through factories and businesses that the African countries did not have. The colonies also provided people for labour. These people were paid in very low wages or would be taken as slaves for the new Europeans who moved to these colonies. New markets for goods were also now

Economic causes resulted in human desire to gain control, and become rich making it the main driving force in European Imperialism in Africa. Europe did gain wealth and power as a result of imperialism in Africa. European nations recognized the connection between wealth and power and understood that economic control was the way to win the prestige they