1. Imperialism Across the Globe
Africa, China, India, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

2. Africa Berlin Conference – European countries split up Africa
Main reasons for wanting Africa – natural resources and naval bases
Many Africans resist being colonized
Ethiopia and Liberia remain independent
Colonies not treated well

3. China Britain wanted trade with China – silk, porcelain, tea
Opium Wars – British sell merchants Indian opium in exchange for tea – Opium outlawed, British refused = war
Taiping Rebellion weakens Qing Dynasty – peasants rise up
Sino-Japanese war – Japan takes Taiwan
After – Western powers carve up China into “spheres of influence”

4. India East India Company originally controls India
Spread British (Victorian) ideals still
Sepoy Rebellion (1st war for Independence) leads to Queen Victoria taking over India
Create a colony in India called the British Raj
British saw India as a market and useful for natural resources
British brought peace and stability, but Indians wanted self-rule

5. Japan Matthew Perry in Japan – opens trade
Meiji Restoration – wanted to modernize, used Western powers as an example
Needed an empire – few natural resources and small island
Japan gains rule of Korea and Taiwan

6. Southeast Asia
Dutch East Indies – Netherlands establishes colony in modern day Indonesia
Burma and modern day Malaysia – controlled by the British
Indochina
Modern day Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
Controlled by the French
Siam – Modern day Thailand
Remains independent
Philippines
Originally colonized by the Spanish but taken by the US after the Spanish-American War
US wanted to modernize the Philippines and use it for trade
US also promised self-rule in the future
Hawaii and Pacific Islands
Seized by the US and eventually annexed (became a state)

7. Latin America
Many Latin American countries become dependent on Western countries
British, French, and Dutch still have some small colonies – for economic reasons – plantations
US takes Puerto Rico – and still has it
Also intervenes in Cuba
Constructs the Panama Canal

8. Map Activity – Color and create a key for your map