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What are the Germans motives and justifications for imperialism?

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What are the Germans motives and justifications for imperialism?

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-a main reason are the valuable goods such aus metals and other materials

-another important motive is the political pressure caused by the other great nations and the citizens

-it is needed to mention the white mans burden, which was to spread civilization and knowledge

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What’s special about the Germans in Africa?

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What’s special about the Germans in Africa?

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-the traders arrived first and built up a economy before there was a government

-at the beginning the territory’s were owned by private persons

-first genocide in 20th century (1904-1908) by killing the Herero and Nama

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Why did Bismarck change his mind?
He changed his mind due to the success of Carl Peters and other traders.

How did Carl Peters and the others gain territory?
Carl Peters looked up some Africans who own land,  got them drunken and let them accept conracts which they didn't even understand.

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“Kolonialmächte. So kolonisiert der Deutsche”

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“Kolonialmächte. So kolonisiert der Deutsche”

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by Th. Th. Heine in the German satirical magazine “Simplicissimus” 1905

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Represents the organised Germans in military strength.

Sign: “Schmutz und Schnee abladen verboten.
- symbolises the Germans in their organised and disciplined behaviour.

Giraffes:
- symbolises the African soldiers
- standing organised in line
- every “soldier” has a number

Crocodile:
- symbolises one of the most powerful creatures
- the Germans are able to domesticate everything
—> shows the German strictly militaryism