The West and the World (Chapter 25)
During this time period of 1815-1914, Europe began expanding in a variety of ways. New products and ideas were flowing from Europe and barely any part of the world was left untouched. Fueled by Industrialization and Nationalism, Europeans would seek to extend their reaches to colonies that had previously been unavailable to them. "New Imperialism" emerged as people began searching for new places to colonize, and with it grew a steady increase of racism and nationalism far worse than has been seen so far. My objective with this chapter will be to discover how New Imperialism will differ and change the world in comparison to the Old Imperialism.
Essential Question: How Did Racism Shape New Colonization?
One of the key aspects of New Imperialism and the founding of all these new colonies, in Africa especially, was the racism that came about with their formation. People of the time saw these African tribes as inferior to their industrialized society, and went forth to change and "civilize" them. This became known as 'the white man's burden', which would allow these Europeans to conquer these less advanced societies free of moral problems. After all, they were"inferior".
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