New Imperialism

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New Imperialism
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IMPERIALISM
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Old Imperialism

• Africa Asia

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• Exceptions
• The New World

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Emigration

• 1815-1932
• 60 million from
• GB
• Ireland
• Italy
• Germany
• Left Europe
• Jewish people, largely b/c of persecution

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European powers controlled

• 1800
• 7 of the Worlds Territory

• 1914
• 84 of the Worlds Territory

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British Empire Upon Which the Sun Never Sets
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Causes

• Economic
• Religious
• Military
• Ideology

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Economic
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• Religion/Missionary Work

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• Dr. David Livingstone

• Henry Morton Stanley

Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
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Military
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Ideology
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• Social Darwinism

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The Scramble for Africa
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European African Control

• 1914
• All of Africa Except Liberia Ethiopia

• 1880
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Forms of Imperialism
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Colony
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Protectorate
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Spheres of Influence
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New Imperialismin Africa
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The Congo
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Britains Control of Egypt
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Berlin Conference 1884-85
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• Declared
• Motivation for the conference

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• Who?
• Who isnt represented?
• Begins the Scramble for Africa

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Britains Empire in Africa

• Had Egypt wanted to move South

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Sudan

• Battle of Omdurman

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South Africa the Boer War (1899-1902)
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North West Africa
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Germany
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Italy
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New Imperialism in Asia
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China
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• GB smuggled in Opium it became popular
• China tries to stop the smuggling
• Opium Wars begin in 1839

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• Superior military technology allows GB to win

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• Treaty of Nanking 1842
• Forced open Chinese Ports to British ( later
  French)
• Sphere of Influence

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By Late 19th Century

• Much of E. China was dominated by
• GB,
• France,
• Russia,
• Japan
• Germany

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• Boxer Rebellion 1900 b/c of Anti-Western
  sentiments
• Multi-national force puts it down

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Dr. Sun Yat-sen

• Wanted to est a Republic
• Sparked the beginning of Chinese nationalist
  movement

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India

• Jewel of the British Empire
• Why?
• Most valuable
• British East India Company was given control of
  India

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• Sepoy Mutiny or Rebellion
• 1857-1858
• Resentment against British rule
• British win British Parliament will rule India

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• GB will train India to run India like GB -gt
  Indian National Congress 1885
• Indian independence in 1946

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Japan
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• US Commodore Matthew Perry forces Japan to open
  trade in 1853

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Comm. Perry Meeting Japanese Officials
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• Japan quickly modernized/industrialized by late
  19th century
• Meiji Restoration 1867 reforms aimed at helping
  Japan compete w/ west

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• Russo-Japanese War 1904
• Japan defeats Russia
• Japan gains territory in continental Asia
• Leads Russia towards Balkans revolution

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Critics of Imperialism
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• Karl Marx, Das Kapital 1867
• Bourgeoisie constantly needed expanding markets
  to increase profits -gt Conquest

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• J. A. Hobson
• Most prominent anti-imperialism theorist
• Imperialism benefitted only the wealthy
• Connected Capitalism w/ Imperialism
• Increased Anti-Imperialism Sentiments