Foundations of Empire

What were the motives of Imperialism?

Economic focused such as trade, investment, etc.

What is Imperialism?

Imperialism is the idea of a bigger nation trying to overcome smaller nations for a sense of authority and power

Explain Dawarnism

Dawarnism is applied to biology/ evolution basically “survival of the fittest”

European start to become more aggressive and rise to help with the idea of________

Dawarnism

Colony serve two functions under mercantilism, which is?

Providing raw materials and becoming a market

What tools of empire were included in building imperialism

Tools of Empire included, transportation, military, and communication tools

The application of____ enhance the transportation technology

Steam

What transportation was used during this time?

Boats steam powered boats

British used iron

gun, boats, and iron clad gun boats can go anywhere anytime and sailboats are limited

What new canals were made and during what time?

The Suez Canal built between 1859 and 1869 along with the Panama Canal built between 1904 and 1914

What technology was used in the military?

Smoothbore muzzleloading muskets

In the 1860s, the French advance with what?

The mini ball

Explain the 1898 battle of Durham

There was a loss of 368 men with a loss for their British the killing over 11,000 Sudanese with machine guns

what became hand-in-hand with transportation?

communication tools

What two things are significant when it comes to communication tools?

people and information

What was invented that helped made communication faster?

The telegraph along with submarine cables