Chapter 25 is about the age of new imperialism, and western expansion. With the industrial revolution, both Europe's strength and need for natural resources rapidly increased. As Europeans set out to acquire resources and open new markets, they conquered and "civilized" other peoples, leaving very little of the world untouched.
Chapter Objective:
Understand the causes and effects of new imperialism.
Essential Question: What were the three causes of imperialism?
New imperialism was motivated by commerce, civilization, and Christianity. Europeans involved themselves in foreign continents to pursue economic interests and take up the "white man's burden", or civilize and Christianize foreign peoples they saw as inferior savages.
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