Part 2 The Spreading of Empires Age of Imperialism Part 2 The Spreading of Empires

Empires are lost in America Even as Europeans built empires elsewhere they lost America to independence movements Late 1700s France Loses Canada to Britain Britain loses the United States During the 1800s Spain and Portugal lose Latin America

The Overland Empires Russia Spreads East across Asia to the Pacific by 1700 1742 They take Alaska 1812 Fort Ross in CA 1815-1867 Gains lands in Central Asia, Far East Asia and Eastern Europe The United States Spreads West to Oregon in the Early 1800s 1803 Th. Jefferson makes “The Louisiana Purchase” 1848 Takes California, and Texas etc from Mexico

The Growth of The British Empire Colonies include: 1757-1856 British Gradually take control of India 1840 First Opium War begins British domination of China 1830-1900 Australia and New Zealand colonized 1806 British Take over Cape Town from the Dutch

British Empire Continues to Expand 1882 Take control of Egypt 1884-1901 Nigeria, East Africa, Rhodesia, Sudan etc. 1902 British win the Boer War and Control South Africa It was said that: “The sun never sets on the British Empire!” and it was true!

The French Empire North Africa 1830 The French attack Algeria, 1840 take it 1881 Seize Tunis 1901 Control most of West Africa and have “special rights” in Morocco South East Asia 1884-5 French Gain control of North Vietnam from the Chinese completing their control of Indochina

Other Empires In Africa The Rest of Africa is Divided by: Portugal: Guinea, Angola and Mozambique Germany: Togo, Cameroon, German East and Southwest Africa Spain: Rio de Oro, Spanish Morocco, Rio Muni Italy: Libya, Eritrea and Somaliland Belgium: The Congo By 1914 90% of Africa is controlled by European Countries