Description: A stronger nation controls a weaker one 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