Late Nineteenth Century European Imperialism 1870-1914
Britain Largest colonial empire “Sun never sets on the British Empire”
British Empire
France Second Largest colonial empire
French Colonial Empire
Bastille Day in Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Germany Bismarck originally opposed colonial expansion Germany took colonies in 1880s for status symbols
German Colonial Empire
European Imperialism in Asia India Britain trading in India since 1600s British government gradually took over India in the 1800s
Life in British India
Road-building in India
European Imperialism in Asia China Potentially huge market Closed to European trade until 1800s Opium War (1840) “Spheres of influence” Chinese monarchy seriously weakened
Opium War, 1840
Spheres of Influence in China
Missionary Activity in China
Mohandas Gandhi
Boxer Rebellion