AP European History / Unit 7: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
7.6 New Imperialism: Motivations and Methods
Notes
Motives: raw materials, markets, national prestige, missionaries, Social Darwinism ("white man's burden"). Methods: the Maxim gun, steamships, quinine, railroads. The Berlin Conference (1884–1885) divided Africa.
Practice
Quinine helped Europeans colonize Africa by:
Medicine as a tool of empire.
The Maxim gun gave Europeans:
Machine gun.
The Berlin Conference:
Scramble for Africa.
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