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Late Nineteenth Century European Imperialism
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Britain Largest colonial empire “Sun never sets on the British Empire”
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British Empire
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France Second Largest colonial empire
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French Colonial Empire
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Bastille Day in Vietnam
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Southeast Asia
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Germany Bismarck originally opposed colonial expansion
Germany took colonies in 1880s for status symbols
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German Colonial Empire
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European Imperialism in Asia
India Britain trading in India since 1600s British government gradually took over India in the 1800s
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Life in British India
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Road-building in India
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European Imperialism in Asia
China Potentially huge market Closed to European trade until 1800s Opium War (1840) “Spheres of influence” Chinese monarchy seriously weakened
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Opium War, 1840
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Spheres of Influence in China
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Missionary Activity in China
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Mohandas Gandhi
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Boxer Rebellion
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