imperialism chapters 27 and 28. imperialism- the seizure of a country or territory by a stronger...
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Imperialism- the seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country
Cecil Rhodes, 1877
“I contend that we [Britons] are the first race in the world, and the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race…It is our duty to seize every opportunity of acquiring more territory and we should keep this one idea steadily before our eyes that more territory simply means more of the Anglo-Saxon race, more of the best, the most human, most honorable race the world possesses.”
Assimilation- policy or idea that in time, local populations would adopt the culture of the Imperial Country
Berlin Conference (1884-1885)
• 14 European Nations• Laid down the rules for
the division of Africa• No African rulers or
Nations were invited
Ethiopia
• The only African Nation that successfully resisted Europeans
• Led by Menelik II
• He played the Italians, French, and British against one another
• He built up a huge supply of modern weapons
Ethiopia-Battle of Adowa (1896)
• Led by Menelik II• Ethiopians defeated the
Italian Forces after they had claimed Ethiopia
• Menelik continued to stockpile weapons to defend off other raiders
Crimean War
• Russia vs. Ottoman Empire
• Great Britain and France aided the Ottoman Empire
• Russians were defeated• However, war showed
weakness of Ottomans
Egypt
• Great Britain and France were both very interested in Egypt
(Napoleon tried to take Egypt)• The Ottomans eventually
took control under Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
• Broke away from Ottoman control
• Recognized as the hereditary ruler of Egypt
• Introduced a plantation cash crop---cotton
• Brought Egypt into international market
Suez Canal
• Built by Isma’il, Ali’s Grandson
• Opened in 1869• Egypt could not pay off
debts of canal• Britain oversaw
financial control and occupied Egypt by 1882
The Great Game
• Struggle between Great Britain and Russia over lands in Middle East
• Waged initially over India
• Afghanistan was the buffer between the Russian and Britain Empires
The Great Game
• 1921, Great Britain formally agreed to not extend into Afghanistan
• The Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact with Afghanistan
1979, Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
Soviet Soldiers
Soviet Troops leaving Afghanistan, 1988
India
Imperialism: Positive?
Or
Imperialism: Negative?
Read Pages 791-792Also, Read “Letter Opposing the English”