1. Imperialism
Element: Describe imperialism in Africa and Asia by comparing British policies in Africa, French policies in Indochina, and Japanese policies in Asia; include the influence of geography and natural resources.
Vocabulary: imperialism

2. Imperialism
Description:
A stronger nation controls a weaker one

4. Early Imperialism seventeenth century Americas
have trading posts and agreements

5. New Imperialism nineteenth century Africa and Asia
wanted direct control over territories

6. Location Great Britain: West Africa North Africa South Africa
Gold Coast
Nigeria
North Africa
Egypt
Sudan
South Africa

7. Location France: Indochina(Indonesia) Cambodia Laos Annam Tonkin
Mekong Delta (Cochinchina)

8. Location
Japan:
Korea
Port Arthur
Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa)
Taiwan

9. Colonial Policies ruled either
Indirectly = allowed local rulers and political elites to rule, made ruling easier and less costly
Directly = new officials from the mother country were put in charge of taxes, law and order, and other governmental matters
a response from the Early Imperialism that resulted in the American, Haitian and Latin American Revolutions

10. Colonial Policies Great Britain:
protectorate over Gold Coast, Nigeria, Egypt and Sudan
created the independent Union of South Africa a self-governing nation within the British Empire to appease the Boers(Dutch), the policy was that only whites could vote
most decisions came from Great Britain, and local rulers rubber-stamped and enforced these decisions, maintaining their power (indirect rule)

11. Colonial Policies France:
France extended protection over neighboring Cambodia, Laos, Annam, and Tonkin
Protectorate = indirect rule just like with Great Britain in Africa
imposed direct rule in the southern provinces in the Mekong delta(Cochinchina)

12. Colonial Policies Japan:
the Japanese claimed direct control of the Ryukyu Islands
annexing Korea in 1910 as a protectorate using indirect control, and pushing assimilation onto the Koreans

13. Influence of Geography
Great Britain:
Berlin Conference – European Powers meet in Berlin to split Africa up to prevent a war in Europe over territory
controlled the parts of Africa that had an abundance of Natural Resources
controlled Egypt for the Suez Canal
control trade between the Mediterranean and Red Sea
“lifeline to India”

14. Influence of Geography
France:
the dense jungles of Indochina were an ideal location for plantations
wanted to stop British expansion into all of Southeast Asia and to compete with the British colony in India

15. Influence of Geography
Japan:
began to obtain control of the trade in the Pacific Ocean especially North Eastern Asia

16. Natural Resources
exploit the natural resources and open up markets for Western manufactured goods
parent countries stressed exporting raw material
discouraged the development of manufacturing in all colonies, wanted colonies to depend on the mother country for goods

17. Natural Resources Great Britain: Gold, Salt, Diamonds France:
teak wood, rubber, tin, spices, tea, coffee, sugar
Japan:
coal, iron, tea, silk

18. Reaction to Imperialism
Element: Describe the reaction to foreign domination; include the Russo-Japanese War and Young Turks, and the Boxer Rebellion.
Vocabulary: Russo-Japanese War, Young Turks, Boxer Rebellion

19. Sepoy Mutiny, 1857 Description: Mughal rulers declined
the British East India Company
hired Indian soldiers, called sepoys, to protect the company’s interests
in 1857 some Sepoy’s revolted against the British

21. Sepoy Mutiny, 1857 Reaction to Foreign Dominance:
revolt of colonized people against mother country
spread quickly
British Parliament transferred power of the British East India Company to the British government
in 1876 Queen Victoria became Empress of India

22. Boxer Rebellion, 1900 Description:
Boxer = the Society of Harmonious Fists
practiced a system of exercise they thought would protect them from bullets (The Matrix)
upset over foreign influence in China
killed Christians and foreigners

24. Boxer Rebellion, 1900 Reaction to Foreign Dominance:
Western powers and Japan attacked Beijing in 1900
restored order and demanded more concessions from the Chinese government
China had to pay for damages
Chinese imperial government weakend

25. Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5 Description: Russia v. Japan over Korea
Japan launched a surprise attack on the Russian naval base at Port Arthur, Manchuria

27. Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5 Reaction to Foreign Dominance:
Japan wins and is established as a world power
Russia agreed to a humiliating peace in 1905
first time an Asian country defeated a European country
Received Liaodong Peninsula, part of an island north of Japan

28. Young Turks, 1908-9 Description: the Ottoman Empire on the decline
over extended its control of foreign territories
Ottoman rule ended in North Africa and Greece, and lost much of its territory in Europe

30. Young Turks, 1908-9 Reaction to Foreign Dominance:
reformers seized the government and adopted a constitution that would form a legislature
Sultan Abdulhamid II suspended the constitution and ruled by himself
Young Turks = a group of reformers
forced the restoration of the constitution in 1908
deposed the sultan in 1909