How Did Christianity Play In American Imperialism
“Doing Good: Empire- A British Chronicle"
Who was David Livingstone? What were his accomplishments? Why is he and his story so famous and why was he so revered? Other than attempt to gain converts, what else did Christian missionaries do in imperial outposts in Africa? Who else came with the missionaries?
Dr. Livingstone was a British missionary who became the first white man to cross the African continent. He sought to re-establish Africa’s world view by incorporating Christian practices and free trade. While also contributing to the progression of imperialism, Livingstone was an incredibly devoted missionary despite illness that spent the final years of his life in Africa. He showed the world a shining light in a storm of greed. More missionaries …show more content…
Reverend John Chilembwe was an educated African national hero whose upbringing gave radical ideas that helped to defy the immoral ideas greedy traders brought with them. Beliefs like “Africa for the Africans” gave him enough fame to even be printed on banknotes. He wound up leading a race war that revolutionized Africa like its predecessors.
What role did Christianity play in British Imperialism?
The British used Christianity to say that they were helping improve the inferior races of the world by ruling over them.
How did Science and the Scientific community view Imperialism? Why was/is this problematic? How did the British and other Europeans use science to justify imperialism?
While there were a great deal of thinkers that opposed idea akin to slavery, there were some in the scientific field that used claimed superiority over the underdeveloped blacks to justify imperialism. This further fueled the fire to send Britain barreling at top speed to invade Africa with a new, ignorant moral justification for their profit mongering. Evolution was the basis to say that white men had evolved past the realm of the inadequate blacks and should empower them by ruling and teaching.
Who is Cecil Rhodes and what impact did he have on imperialism in Southern …show more content…
The British maintained their empire with inadequate manpower by intertwining the established rulers of Africa under their wing to uphold their ideals. If no one such ruler existed, they established one to fulfill their needs. A mutual trust helped to maintain a fair balance of ruling.
Why did people rise up against their imperial masters such as that in Kenya?
The white settlers in Kenya got a bit too bold, and the Kenyans would not tolerate their land being stolen before their eyes and divided in vastly unequal quantities.
Hong Kong’s Drug Money Origins and Opium War video segments:
Why did the Opium War begin? What were its results? Why did the Chinese object to the opium trade?
They Chinese leaders were strictly opposed to trade on all accounts despite constant British inquiry, yet the Chinese desire for opium put a foot in the door where it could be smuggled in with high demand and provide the necessary currency to purchase Chinese tea for the British. The British got what they wanted and made major profit. After the Chinese Emperor's assault on the opium market, the British made great strides to push for free trade. Due to the potential economic harm to each country, the two massive, powerful empires went to war. In the end, Britain decimated China and forced it to open its ports to the global economy. China opposed the opium trade to maintain their isolation from world trade and to stop the
Who was David Livingstone? What were his accomplishments? Why is he and his story so famous and why was he so revered? Other than attempt to gain converts, what else did Christian missionaries do in imperial outposts in Africa? Who else came with the missionaries?
Dr. Livingstone was a British missionary who became the first white man to cross the African continent. He sought to re-establish Africa’s world view by incorporating Christian practices and free trade. While also contributing to the progression of imperialism, Livingstone was an incredibly devoted missionary despite illness that spent the final years of his life in Africa. He showed the world a shining light in a storm of greed. More missionaries …show more content…
Reverend John Chilembwe was an educated African national hero whose upbringing gave radical ideas that helped to defy the immoral ideas greedy traders brought with them. Beliefs like “Africa for the Africans” gave him enough fame to even be printed on banknotes. He wound up leading a race war that revolutionized Africa like its predecessors.
What role did Christianity play in British Imperialism?
The British used Christianity to say that they were helping improve the inferior races of the world by ruling over them.
How did Science and the Scientific community view Imperialism? Why was/is this problematic? How did the British and other Europeans use science to justify imperialism?
While there were a great deal of thinkers that opposed idea akin to slavery, there were some in the scientific field that used claimed superiority over the underdeveloped blacks to justify imperialism. This further fueled the fire to send Britain barreling at top speed to invade Africa with a new, ignorant moral justification for their profit mongering. Evolution was the basis to say that white men had evolved past the realm of the inadequate blacks and should empower them by ruling and teaching.
Who is Cecil Rhodes and what impact did he have on imperialism in Southern …show more content…
The British maintained their empire with inadequate manpower by intertwining the established rulers of Africa under their wing to uphold their ideals. If no one such ruler existed, they established one to fulfill their needs. A mutual trust helped to maintain a fair balance of ruling.
Why did people rise up against their imperial masters such as that in Kenya?
The white settlers in Kenya got a bit too bold, and the Kenyans would not tolerate their land being stolen before their eyes and divided in vastly unequal quantities.
Hong Kong’s Drug Money Origins and Opium War video segments:
Why did the Opium War begin? What were its results? Why did the Chinese object to the opium trade?
They Chinese leaders were strictly opposed to trade on all accounts despite constant British inquiry, yet the Chinese desire for opium put a foot in the door where it could be smuggled in with high demand and provide the necessary currency to purchase Chinese tea for the British. The British got what they wanted and made major profit. After the Chinese Emperor's assault on the opium market, the British made great strides to push for free trade. Due to the potential economic harm to each country, the two massive, powerful empires went to war. In the end, Britain decimated China and forced it to open its ports to the global economy. China opposed the opium trade to maintain their isolation from world trade and to stop the