1. Industrialization and Imperialism: Making of the European Global Order
Chapter 25
Industrialization and Imperialism:
Making of the European Global Order

2. Land empires in Asia
Java- core of Dutch empire- interventions in Javanese regional wars
India- interventions in local disputes (sepoys)
**Britain vs. France in global conflicts-most are British victories (except Rev. War)
Foundation-Battle of Plassey-1757

3. Patterns Tropical dependencies: few Europeans rule many non-western
Settlement colonies: larger numbers of Europeans rule smaller or equal numbers of natives
White dominions
Contested settler colonies

4. Consolidation of British rule
Regional conflicts
Indian princes not unified
Thought British would just go away?

5. India as center of empire
Large population
Indian soldiers: sent everywhere
Ports: essential to British trade
Outlet: investments/manufac. Goods
Source: raw materials

6. Early Colonial Society
Left social systems alone-formed new class at the top-native aristocrats left in charge of daily administration
Europeans had to adapt to culture and climate
Race/gender relations

7. Social Reform British enforced caste system
Little Christian conversion
Corruption leads to changes
Cornwallis
Evangelical revival/utilitarians
Major British cultural influence

8. Partitions of the world
Africa
Southeast Asia
“GUNS VS. SPEARS”

9. Patterns Tropical dependencies Settlement colonies India, Java, etc.
White dominions
Canada/Australia
Contested settler colonies-
South Africa
New Zealand
Hawaii

10. Colonial regimes Administration Education
Social relations-growing tensions
Class, gender, race

11. Economics Raw materials EXPORT, EXPORT, EXPORT!!!!! Poorly paid labor
Profits to mother countries

12. South Africa Dutch (Boers) British
Enslaved native population
Later-racial mixing “coloreds”
British
“Great Trek” – leads to clash w/ Bantus
Boer War ( )

13. Pacific New Zealand (Maoris) Timber merchants/whalers
British farmers/herders
weapons/disease/land conflicts
Learned to use Western laws, etc. to preserve and defend their culture
Multi-racial society today

14. Pacific (cont.) Hawaii Captain Cook
King Kamehameha unified (w/British help)
Missionary effort
Disease and economic exploitation
U.S. annexation in 1898