ch 18 + ch 18 documents

Chapter 18 is about the Colonial Encounters in Asia and Africa.  Behind much of Europe's 19th century expansion lay the massive fact of its Industrial Revolution, a process that gave rise to new economic needs, many of which found solutions abroad. Created the need for extensive raw materials and agricultural products. For example, bananas came from Central America, Rubber came from Brazil, Meat came from Argentina, and gold and diamonds came from South Africa. By 1840, Britain was exporting 60% of its cotton-cloth production, sending millions of yards to Europe. Industrialization society led to serious redistribution of wealth. Colonies and spheres of influence aboard became symbols of great power, status for a nation. Race and Culture changed since now Europeans had more advance techniques and things. Charles Darwin was the man to start "social Darwinism". It was the destruction of  unfitted races. Women and Colonial economy was the things women had to do. Women are expected to feed their own families and usually allocated their own fields with that purpose. Women had to supply food to men in the cities to compensate for very low urban wages. Colonial development served for better or worse to further integration of Asian and African economies into a global network of exchange. Schools trained the army of intermediaries on which colonial rule depended on and modest health care fulfilled some of the civilizing missions.India became a independent country after two centuries of colonial rule by world's first industrial society. It was still one of the poorest of the world's developing countries. As far was religion, Christianity was widely associated with modern education, and in Africa missions schools were primary providers of Western Education. By the 1960s about 50 million Africans claimed Christian identity.

Documents(visual sources)

The scramble for Africa took place as Europe saw Africa as a source for raw materials and opportunities for missionaries. The picture showing a French commander over a dead soldier shows that the French saw Africans as power and that they frequently used Africans for military conquests. The British wanted the area from Egypt and South Africa. The picture showing a British person with both feet on Egypt and South Africa reveals that the British saw themselves as almighty and capable of anything.They want to conquer and take over both lands. The image showing the British and French standing over their territory and a pile of bones shows they did whatever it takes to win. There were no rules in fighting. The image with the Ethiopians fighting off the Europeans shows the power and strength they had to protect their land.