HIST103: World History in the Early Modern and Modern Eras (1600-Present)

5.1: The New Imperialism

• Jack E. Maxfield's "A Comprehensive Outline of World History"

  Read Chapter 33 on pages 681-750. Our final reading from this textbook will cover the 19th century (1801-1900). We will examine the impact of European colonization efforts and trade networks on peoples of Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.
  

• Hutton Webster's "World History"

  Read chapter XIII (pp. 440-467), XIV (pp. 468-497), XV (pp. 498-539), and XVI (pp. 540-580).
  

• 5.1.1: The Scramble for Colonies

  • Bethel University: Christopher Gehrz's "The New Imperialism"

    In this lecture, Christopher Gehrz discusses the economic, political, and cultural motivations behind European nations' colonial expansion into parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia in the late 19th century. He also focuses on how the "New Imperialism" reflected political, economic, and technological competition between Great Britain, Germany, and France.
    

• 5.1.2: Imperial Rivalries

  • International World History Project: Dr. Stuart B. Schwartz's "Industrial Rivalries and the Partition of the World"

    Read this article.

  • Gresham College: Kathleen Burk's "Imperial Rivalry with the Russian Empire"

    In this lecture, Kathleen Burk explores the conflict between the two expanding empires of Great Britain and Russia.