Imperialism Element: Describe imperialism in Africa and Asia by comparing British policies in Africa, French policies in Indochina, and Japanese policies in Asia; include the influence of geography and natural resources. Vocabulary: imperialism

Imperialism Description: A stronger nation controls a weaker one

Early Imperialism seventeenth century Americas have trading posts and agreements

New Imperialism nineteenth century Africa and Asia wanted direct control over territories

Location Great Britain: West Africa North Africa South Africa Gold Coast Nigeria North Africa Egypt Sudan South Africa

Location France: Indochina(Indonesia) Cambodia Laos Annam Tonkin Mekong Delta (Cochinchina)

Location Japan: Korea Port Arthur Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa) Taiwan

Colonial Policies ruled either Indirectly = allowed local rulers and political elites to rule, made ruling easier and less costly Directly = new officials from the mother country were put in charge of taxes, law and order, and other governmental matters a response from the Early Imperialism that resulted in the American, Haitian and Latin American Revolutions

Colonial Policies Great Britain: protectorate over Gold Coast, Nigeria, Egypt and Sudan created the independent Union of South Africa a self-governing nation within the British Empire to appease the Boers(Dutch), the policy was that only whites could vote most decisions came from Great Britain, and local rulers rubber-stamped and enforced these decisions, maintaining their power (indirect rule)

Colonial Policies France: France extended protection over neighboring Cambodia, Laos, Annam, and Tonkin Protectorate = indirect rule just like with Great Britain in Africa imposed direct rule in the southern provinces in the Mekong delta(Cochinchina)

Colonial Policies Japan: the Japanese claimed direct control of the Ryukyu Islands annexing Korea in 1910 as a protectorate using indirect control, and pushing assimilation onto the Koreans

Influence of Geography Great Britain: Berlin Conference – European Powers meet in Berlin to split Africa up to prevent a war in Europe over territory controlled the parts of Africa that had an abundance of Natural Resources controlled Egypt for the Suez Canal control trade between the Mediterranean and Red Sea “lifeline to India”

Influence of Geography France: the dense jungles of Indochina were an ideal location for plantations wanted to stop British expansion into all of Southeast Asia and to compete with the British colony in India

Influence of Geography Japan: began to obtain control of the trade in the Pacific Ocean especially North Eastern Asia

Natural Resources exploit the natural resources and open up markets for Western manufactured goods parent countries stressed exporting raw material discouraged the development of manufacturing in all colonies, wanted colonies to depend on the mother country for goods

Natural Resources Great Britain: Gold, Salt, Diamonds France: teak wood, rubber, tin, spices, tea, coffee, sugar Japan: coal, iron, tea, silk

Reaction to Imperialism Element: Describe the reaction to foreign domination; include the Russo-Japanese War and Young Turks, and the Boxer Rebellion. Vocabulary: Russo-Japanese War, Young Turks, Boxer Rebellion

Sepoy Mutiny, 1857 Description: Mughal rulers declined the British East India Company hired Indian soldiers, called sepoys, to protect the company’s interests in 1857 some Sepoy’s revolted against the British

Sepoy Mutiny, 1857 Reaction to Foreign Dominance: revolt of colonized people against mother country spread quickly British Parliament transferred power of the British East India Company to the British government in 1876 Queen Victoria became Empress of India

Boxer Rebellion, 1900 Description: Boxer = the Society of Harmonious Fists practiced a system of exercise they thought would protect them from bullets (The Matrix) upset over foreign influence in China killed Christians and foreigners

Boxer Rebellion, 1900 Reaction to Foreign Dominance: Western powers and Japan attacked Beijing in 1900 restored order and demanded more concessions from the Chinese government China had to pay for damages Chinese imperial government weakend

Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5 Description: Russia v. Japan over Korea Japan launched a surprise attack on the Russian naval base at Port Arthur, Manchuria

Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5 Reaction to Foreign Dominance: Japan wins and is established as a world power Russia agreed to a humiliating peace in 1905 first time an Asian country defeated a European country Received Liaodong Peninsula, part of an island north of Japan

Young Turks, 1908-9 Description: the Ottoman Empire on the decline over extended its control of foreign territories Ottoman rule ended in North Africa and Greece, and lost much of its territory in Europe

Young Turks, 1908-9 Reaction to Foreign Dominance: reformers seized the government and adopted a constitution that would form a legislature Sultan Abdulhamid II suspended the constitution and ruled by himself Young Turks = a group of reformers forced the restoration of the constitution in 1908 deposed the sultan in 1909