Imperialism around the World

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Imperialism around the World

• The Spread of Domination and Resentment

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Review (Quiz)

• Question 1 There were two groups in Europe in
  the mid-1800s. In general, what was the name of
  the group of people who wanted to change the the
  way things had been done in the past?
• Question 2 List one country that unified
  during the 1800s and an effect of that
  unification.

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Review (Quiz)

• Question 3 List two causes of imperialism in
  the late 1800s.
• Question 4 True or False Africa was
  the continent responsible for the domination of
  foreign nations around the world during the Age
  of New Imperialism.

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Review (Quiz)

• Question 5 List two forms that imperialism
  took in the late 1800s.

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Preview

• Today, we will see
• Political imperialism in Africa.
• Cultural imperialism in India.
• Economic imperialism in China.
• Predicting What form of imperialism do you
  expect in each case?

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The Political Conquest of Africa

• Africa in the 1800s
• Two Main GroupsMuslims and Hindus
• Southern Africa a mess
• Boers, Brits, and Zulus
• Slave trade starting to come to an end
• Sierra Leone and Liberia
• Missionaries and explorers

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The Decision for Africa

• The Berlin Conference (1884)
• A meeting between European powers to decide how
  to divide and govern the continent.
• France, Belgium, England, Germany
• No Africans present
• Primary Source Activity
• Partners (5 minutes)

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The Cultural Conquest of India

• India in the 1800s
• East India Trading Company
• Goal?
• Fragmented Indian Population
• Muslims and Hindus
• Many cultural groups
• Gradual conquest of India by the East India
  Trading Company

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India, c. 1857
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Cultural Issues

• The Sepoy Rebellion
• Sepoy Indian citizens required to fight in the
  British army.
• Cause Cow and pig fat on rifle cartridges.
• Results
• Mistrust
• India under direct control of England (1858)
• India under direct Colonial Rule
• Viceroy

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Different Views on Culture

• Indian Attitudes
• Upper-class Use and benefit from British rule
  and ideas.
• Lower-class Create a state based on traditional
  Hindu and Muslim cultures.
• British Attitudes
• Ignorance
• Westernize India

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An Indian Classroom (1900)

• What language do you think these children were
  taught in?
• What kind of history training do you think they
  received?

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Thomas Macaulay

• British Historian
• We must at present do our best to form a class
  of people who may be interpreters between us
  and the millions whom we govern a class of
  persons, Indian in blood and color, but English
  in taste, in opinions, in morals, and in
  intellect.
• -Sources of Indian Tradition

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Indian Nationalism

• India eventually acquires independence in 1947.
• What do you think led to Indian desire for
  independence?

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The Economic Conquest of China

• China in the 1800s
• Most powerful empire in Asia/World for past5000
  years.
• Two Reasons for Change
• China enters a period of decline under Qing.
• Industrialization of other nations.

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Economic Warfare

• The Opium War (1839)
• A conflict between England and China over trading
  rights of opium (a drug) that resulted in
  European economic influence in China.
• Results
• China loses due to outdated military technology.
• England forces China to open itself to trade and
  foreign influence.

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Chinese Nationalism

• The Boxer Rebellion (1900)
• An attempt by Chinese patriots to free themselves
  from foreign influence.
• Chinese Nationalism
• Sun YixianLeader of Chinese Nationalism
• Three Principles of the People
• Nationalism
• Democracy
• Livelihood
• China struggles for freedom and prosperity until
  after WWII.

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A Global Cycle
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Review

• With a partner (rest of class).
• Describe the political imperialism in Africa.
• Describe the cultural imperialism in India.
• Describe the economic imperialism in China.