The Opium Wars

The Europeans won the Opium Wars, because they had superior manpower and the ability to fight on both land and sea. The power over the marketplace was necesarry to further their imperialistic exspansion. The British found a product to sell to the Chinese that they did not have and it was their entryway into the marketplace. The needed the Chinese tea or WANTED the tea.
During the Opium Wars the Chinese people became sick and addicted and it tore many people apart.
In the afterbirth of the war Jesus was forced to agree to treaties that opened up trade ports for European merchants. With this came to introduction of the Open Door Doctrine and even the Americas came into play with the methods of foreign policy and trade.

The White man's Burden

I do agree with the analysis. It deeply reflects views of Aryan supremacy. The people of this period, especially in the Western bloc saw it as poetic representation of the white man's job to enlighten the world. It was his burden to take over other nations and show them the "right" way of rule. The supreme arrogance of the white man knew no bounds and according to the poem it was to be accepted openly.

The Scramble for Africa

In your own words - explain the term "Scramble for Africa" .
In your explanation address the following: 1.) who were the main European nations involved in this scramble; 2.) what were these nations looking for in Africa; 3.) how were they able to dominate Africa so easily; and 4.) how did this scramble effect the African people?

The term "Scramble for Africa" refers to the European nations who attempted to colonialize the continent. It was split between the most powerful 7 European nations. These were France, Germany, Britain, Belgium, Portugal, Italy and Spain. Trade routes, natural resources, and slave labor was distributed amongst them as if by there mere existence they were justified to own it all. The Scramble for Africa was a race for raw materials needed to support various industries and an ever growing population of Europeans; many of which sought new lands to cultivate and raise families on. Similar to the Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock they formed colonies on foreign land and claimed it as there own.






The Europeans were able to easily dominate Africa, because they possessed better guns and military might. Europeans had more resources to expend and According Jared Diamond(Author of Germs Guns & Steel- The Fates of Human Societies) this was all due to environment.

The Scramble for Africa

In your own words - explain the term "Scramble for Africa" .
In your explanation address the following: 1.) who were the main European nations involved in this scramble; 2.) what were these nations looking for in Africa; 3.) how were they able to dominate Africa so easily; and 4.) how did this scramble effect the African people?

The term "Scramble for Africa" refers to the European nations who attempted to colonialize the continent. It was split between the most powerful 7 European nations. These were France, Germany, Britain, Belgium, Portugal, Italy and Spain. Trade routes, natural resources, and slave labor was distributed amongst them as if by there mere existence they were justified to own it all. The Scramble for Africa was a race for raw materials needed to support various industries and an ever growing population of Europeans; many of which sought new lands to cultivate and raise families on. Similar to the Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock they formed colonies on foreign land and claimed it as there own.






The Europeans were able to easily dominate Africa, because they possessed better guns and military might. Europeans had more resources to expend and According Jared Diamond(Author of Germs Guns & Steel- The Fates of Human Societies) this was all due to environment.

Film Lesson:''Mountains of the Moon''

They were strangers in a land that wasn't their own. The Europeans had to deal with the trials of nature and wildlife such as the tigers and deadly insects. The natives weren't all kindly in greeting the European explorers. People were often ambushed, raided and murdered.
Lake Victoria name is strange, because it isn't located in Europe or England for that matter. it was merely claimed by foreign powers who saw themselves as more fit.
Europeans possessed guns and great naval fleets whoo could easily conquer. Europeans conquered Africa easily, because they did not have the automated weaponry or manpower to compete with the foreign nations.