Day 5

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Day 5
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Muslim Lands Fall to Imperialist Demands

• After the death of Suleiman I, European nations
  divide the Ottoman Empire. A combined
  British-French-Ottoman force defeats the Russians
  in the Crimean War, and the British seize the
  Suez Canal

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Geopolitics and Southwest Asia otherwise known
as the Middle East

• In what ways did geopolitics play an important
  role in the fate of the Ottoman Empire?

Geopolitics is an interest in or taking of land
for its strategic location or products. (Beck,
698)
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Crimean War

• 1853-1854
• How were the goals of Russia thwarted by war?
• How did war affect Britain? Middle East?

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Suez Canal

• The Suez Canal opened in 1869
• How did the canal affect the British empire?
• How did the canal affect Egyptian politics?

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Persian resistance

• Why was there a tobacco boycott in Persia in
  1891??
• What were the results?

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British Imperialism in India

• Britain gradually attains control over India,
  establishing the Raj. British rule gives rise to
  nationalist feelings and to resistance movements

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East India Company 1757-1857

• leading power in India
• had its own army led by British soldiers and
  staffed by sepoys, or Indian soldiers

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IndiaThe jewel in the crown of British Empire

• market for British-made goods
• British policies prohibited the growth of Indian
  manufacturing
• railroads transported raw materials to coast in
  exchange for manufactured imported goods

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Sepoy Rebellion 1857

• the sepoy army was a delicate and dangerous
  machine, which a little mismanagement may easily
  turn against us. governor of Bombay, Mountstuart
  Elphinstone
• by 1850 economic problems increased feelings of
  resentment and nationalism
• Sepoy Mutiny breaks out on May 10, 1857
• video clip from History of Britain

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Turning Point Establishment of the Raj 1857-1947

• British government took direct control over India
  
• India divided up into 11 provinces and 250
  districts
• cabinet member in London made policy
• Viceroy carried out policy in India
• Loyal princes were rewarded

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Resistance

• Ram Mohun Roy began campaign to move India away
  from traditional practices and ideas
• The Indian National Congress (1885) and Muslim
  League (1906) were founded to work for reforms
  and eventually self-government

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Concept Web
Main Idea The Indian population never fully
accepted British rule.
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Western Powers Rule Southeast Asia

• Western Imperialists, including the United
  States, claim lands in the South Pacific,
  Southeast Asia, and Hawaiian Islands. Only Siam
  remains independent.

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Rubber Plantations in Southeast Asia

• Where did rubber trees originate?
• Who transported them to Southeast Asia?
• What was the impact?

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Sugar production

• Why did sugar demand spike during the end of
  eighteenth century?
• How did the introduction of sugar plantations
  affect the history of Hawaii?

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Growth of Nationalism

• Why can the Age of Imperialism also be considered
  the Age of Nationalism?
• What examples of nationalism can we think of that
  resulted from European imperialism??

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Imperialism varied
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Summing Up

• Western imperialists, with superior arms and
  technology, establish colonies in Asia and
  Africa. The Europeans export finished goods to
  the colonies and import raw materials and cash
  crops. Colonial rule provokes native resistance
  movements.