Legacies of Imperialism

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Legacies of Imperialism

• Global Local
• Short-term Long-term

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Two Patterns of Change

• Completely changed the production practices of
  subject people

• Introduction of
• Plantation agriculture
• New Crops
• Cotton
• Tea
• Rubber

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European Migrations

• 50 M migrated to
• U.S., Canada, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand,
  South Africa
• In what capacity?
• Cultivators,
  herders,
  skilled labor

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Indentured Migration

• 2.5 M laborers from Asia, Africa, Pacific Islands
• Contract labor for European plantations in
  tropical regions
• Unsuitable labor for whites

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Reactions of Colonials

• Resistance of subject people
• Power from traditional belief systems
• Colonization lead to ethnic conflict
• How did Colonies resist?
• Boycott
• Political parties
• Anti-colonial communications

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Scientific Racism

• Racist views
• Europe
• U.S.
• Japan

• Social-Darwinism
• White superiority
• Justified imperialism

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Rise of Nationalism

• Ram Mohan Roy
• Father of Modern India
• Sought reform
• Sought self-determination
• Outlawed sati

• Indian National Congress 1885
• Model for anti-colonial campaigns
• Sought self-rule

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Imperialist Types Opposition
Emilio Aquinaldo Queen Victoria Rudyard Kipling Cecil John Rhodes
Queen Liliuokalani James Monroe Thomas S.Raffles Ram Mohan Roy
Henry M. Stanley Dr. David Livingstone King Leopold ll Aurangzeb
Theodore Roosevelt Sepoys Herbert Spencer Mohandas Gandhi
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Queen Liliuokalani
Emilio Aquinaldo
Mohandas Gandhi
Sepoys
Ram Mohan Roy
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Rudyard Kipling
King Leopold ll
Queen Victoria
Cecil John Rhodes
Thomas Raffles
Henry M. Stanley
Dr. David Livingstone
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James Monroe
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Spencer
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Empire and Migration

• Global cultural diffusion of European ideologies
  and customs
• Actually worked both ways
• How?
• Why?

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BOER WAR 1880-81 1899-1902
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BOER WAR 1880-81 1899-1902
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The Power of One
Fifteen percent of the Afrikaner population was
rounded up, interned, and starved to death27,000
women and children.
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Boer Child in Camps
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Summarize and Predict

• Give a brief summary of imperialism
• Predict possible global and local implications
• Identify implications of present-day imperialism
  global local

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Enduring Questions

• How has imperialism been a positive force for
  change in the global community?
• How has imperialism been a negative force for
  change in the global community?