PG 61: How did Europeans imperialize China? Europeans want Chinese goods Chinese don’t want European goods

Europeans spending all of their $ in China So…introduce OPIUM (DRUG) Chinese get addicted to the drug Mid 19th Century

Europeans can trade drug for goods, rather than spend their money China MAD = Opium Wars China lost-forced to open up trade to Europeans

Imperialism in India

What Religions are practiced in India? Hinduism (most common), Islam and Buddhism

1600’s British East India Trading Company began to establish trading posts in major Indian cities power grew and overtime the company began to govern most of southern India until the early 19th century they ruled without much interference from the British government, even having its own army.

British Colonialism in India The British made laws that favored themselves and segregate Indians Economy can’t run on its own. India must produce raw materials and buy British goods. Competition prohibited. Increased racists attitudes English and Christianity promoted.

Indians Rebel 1857 Sepoy Mutiny = Sepoy soldiers, Hindu/Muslim soldiers, were hired by British Fighting lasted for one year resulting in increased English racist attitudes and control, segregation, new laws, and eventually an Indian nationalist movement.

“YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD” Mahatma Gandhi “YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD”

Went to London, and became a lawyer the practiced in South Africa – exposed to British racism Gandhi would convert this to non-violent civil disobedience

Unity amongst Hindus and Muslims Non-Violence civil disobedience Equality and fair treatment within the British Empire

“Fought” for independence…through hurting the British economically One form of Gandhi’s protests involved modeling the spinning of thread for making one’s own clothes. (In other words “Don’t buy industrial British goods!”)

1930 Salt March In a protest against Britain's control over the salt industry Gandhi marched hundreds of miles to the sea with fellow Indians to make their own salt.