World history/WHME102/Impact of imperialism/Overview



In this learning pathway you will explore the impact of imperialism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Imperialists, influenced by ideologies such as Social Darwinism, viewed indigenous peoples in Africa, Asia and Oceania as primitive and uncivilized. They justified colonization and its accompanying oppression as missions to civilize these 'backward' peoples. These racist attitudes meant that indigenous peoples were widely regarded as inferior. Imperialism occurred not only through colonization, but in economic and cultural spheres as well.

During this learning pathway you will watch/listen to one lecture, examine two primary source documents, and complete two readings.