World Imperialism

Reasons for The Rise of Imperialism 1. Increased need of raw materials (Iron ore, coal, rubber, metals, timber, and chemicals) 2. Increased need of consumers 3. Nationalism – increase power

Colonization  Definition: to settle an area or take over its government

India  Sepoy rebellion ( ) against the “Raj” (Sepoys were native troops)

India – cont.  Forced to grow cotton instead of food  British East India Company  Positive affects: roads, railroads, telegraph system, postal service, schools and peace  Indian Nationalist Movement – end Imperialism

China  Opium wars (1842) – British flooded China with opium grown in northeastern India and it became the drug of choice among Chinese of all classes. (profit – 80%) Trade was illegal and silver left China faster than it was coming in. (wars that lost Hong Kong to Britain)  Open Door Policy in 1898 by U.S.  Communism – unified China in 1949

Africa  Between 1880 and 1914, there was a “Scramble for Africa” by the states of Europe. (later, it backfired)  Gold and Diamonds were found.  Berlin conference – to divide up Africa equally among European nations. They were to agree on boundary lines and set down rules for expansion of Africa.  Boer Wars – 1899 – 1903, between the Dutch and S. Africa (Boers).

Japan  Commodore Matthew Perry of America, made open trade with Japan  Meiji Restoration of 1868 – modern age  Imperialism made Japan the most industrialized nation in the world.