Ch. 24 and 25Imperialism and New Global Patterns

Why build overseas

Economic Interests Industrial Revolution

Political and Military motives Humanitarian and Religious goals Social Darwinism

Explain the correlation between industrial revolution and Imperialism.

Rapid Spread of Western Imperialism

How did Western Imperialism spread throughout Africa and Asia so quickly? Weakness Strong Armies – Westerners▪ Maxim gun

Forms of Imperial Rule

BRITAIN

indirect rule “Westernized”

FRANCE

Direct rule Impose French culture

Africa

North Africa – Muslims West Africa – New Muslim leaders

and strong kingdoms (Asante) East Africa – slave trade South Africa – Zulus, Boers

Africa – European Contact

Missionaries paternalistic urged Africans to reject their own

traditions

Livingstone and Stanley

Medical advancement, steamships, and missionaries pushed deep in to Africa

Africa – Scramble for Colonies

Berlin Conference Explain? The effect?

Resistance Ethiopia - Independent

Muslim Land

Muslim Regions

All three Muslim empires were in a decline

Muslim Reform Mahdi – resisted British expansion into

the region Wahhabi –

How was Imperialism a source of stress in Muslim regions?

Problems for the Ottoman Empire

How were efforts to Westernize problematic for the Ottoman Empire?

Egypt seeks to modernize

Muhammad Ali – Father of modern Egypt Economic and Political reforms

Suez Canal Why is this Important?

Explain how Egypt fell under British control?

Persia and the European Powers

How did Persia attract foreign interest early in 1900’s?

India

East India Company and Rebellion

Explain how Britain was able to take over India.

Identify the main goal of the East India Company.

Three unpopular East India Company moves Sepoys – serve anywhere Hindu widows can remarry New rifles greases with pork fat

Unpopular moves led to the Sepoy Rebellion

Impact of British Colonial Rule

Explain how the British colonial rule affected the Indian agriculture.

Different views on Culture

Explain how Indians and the British view each others culture in the 1800’s

Indian Nationalism Grows

How are the origins of Indian nationalism linked to British rule?

China

Trade between Britain and China

Explain how the British trade with China triggered the Opium wars.

The Taiping Rebellion weakens China

How did the Taiping Rebellion and other internal problems weaken the Qing dynasty Years of turmoil Power given to regional leaders

Launching reform efforts

Explain why scholars disapproved of Western Ideas.

Self Strengthening movement Imported Western technology

Sino-Japanese War Japan gained ___________

Open door Policy What was the problem with this?

100 days reform – Guang Xu Modernize

Qing dynasty falls

What caused the Qing dynasty to fall?

Japan

Discontent in Tokugawa Japan

Japan in Isolation for more than 200 years

Many Japanese upset due to economic changes but no change towards the social structure and the weak shogun leaders

Japan Opens Up

Meiji restoration – 1868 – 1912

Explain how the Meiji reforms set out to strengthen the Japanese.

Meiji Transformation

Modern Government Adapted German model government

Industrialization Modern banking, railroads, ports,

telegraph, postal system Changes in Society

Some women can receive an education

Meiji reforms brought about a strong sense of identity, economic growth,

Japan’s Growing Military Strength

Korea Many nations fought Korea, ports opened up to

Japanese trading Annexed in 1910

Gains Taiwan from the First Sino Japanese War

Defeats Russia in Ruso –Japanese War gains Manchuria

Explain how industrialization help start Japan on an Imperialist course?

Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Europeans Colonize Southeast Asia

Dutch East Indies – Java and Moluccas (Spice Islands)

Britain 1886 – Burma Malaysia

Siam (Thailand) Escaped being a European Colony

France Indochina ( Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia)

The United States and the Philippines and Hawaii

Spanish American War Explain how American gained the

Philippines.

Why did some Americans think the United States should control Hawaii?

Canada, Australia, New Zealand

Canada

Explain how the British responded to Canada’s request for self rule.

Australia

With the fear of European influence and take over Britain pushed for the people of Australia to embrace self rule and acknowledge the British monarchy as head of state.

1856 Women had the right to vote

New Zealand

Settlers killed off the Maori (natives) received independence from Britain in 1907.

Kept close ties to Britain

Latin America

Lingering Political Problems

What factors undermined democracy in post independence Latin America?

Mexico

Explain the struggles Mexico went through as it tried to find stability in the 1800’s.

Economies of Dependence

How did foreign influence and investment affect Latin America?

Unites States influence

Monroe Doctrine ?

Interferes Cuba – 1901 naval bases and

meddle in Cuban affairs Roosevelt Corollary Dollar Diplomacy

Panama Canal Explain how the US got control

of the Panama Canal