1. Imperialism and Nation-State Formation
Period 5, Key concept 5.2
Imperialism and Nation-State Formation

2. Transoceanic empires
States with existing colonies strengthened control over colonies – British in India, Dutch in Indonesia
Europeans, Americans, and Japanese established empires through out Asia and the Pacific – British, Dutch, French, German, Russian
Spanish and Portuguese empires declined.

3. Transoceanic empires cont.
Empires in Africa were established by warfare and diplomacy – British in West Africa, Belgium in the Congo
Settler colonies established – British in Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
Economic Imperialism – British and French in China (Opium Wars), British and USA investing in Latin America.

4. State formation and contraction
US and European influences over Tokugawa Japan let to Meiji Japan
US and Russia conquered neighboring territories
Ottoman Empire contracted – independent states in the Balkans, Semi-independence Egypt, French, and Italian colonies in North Africa
British Influence in Egypt later declined

5. State formation and contraction
New states – The Cherokee Nation, Siam, Hawai’i, The Zulu Kingdom
Nationalism = new identities – German nation, Filipino nationalism, Liberian nationalism

6. Justification for Imperialism
Social Darwinism
Bringing Civilization to the Savage