Orange Free State

Chapter 24 Industrialization and Imperialism: The Making of the European Global Order I. Introduction A. Change in Europe?s relationship with world 1. Change in goods ? no longer spices/mfg goods, but natural resources for machines 2. Trade balance shifts a. Need for markets for Europe mfg products b. 1840 exported more than imported ? finally, people want to buy Europe stuff 3. Reasons for expansion a. Missionaries no longer state sponsored i. Europe no longer threatened by anyone b. European rivalries now fueled expansion 4. Ability to control empire a. Industrialization gave Europe power to control center b. Steamships/railways put everyone in reach of European landgrab II. The Shift to Land Empires in Asia A. Introduction