1. Imperialism

2. Rudyard Kipling 1865-1931 Take up the White Man’s Burden
Send forth the best ye breed
Go bind your sons to exile
To serve your captive’s needs

3. Imperialism
The extension of authority or control, whether direct or indirect, of one people over another

4. Reasons for Imperialism
Economics
Population Pressure
Nationalism
Social Darwinism
Militarism
Humanitarian and Religious Motives

5. The British Empire

6. British Rule in India
Mogul Rule
Muslims
Aurangzeb

7. British Rule in India British East India Company
Battle of Plassey
British India (The Raj)

8. British East India Company
Native States or Protectorates
British banned Suttee
ritual burning of widows
British banned Thuggee
The Stranglers cult
Worshiped Kali

9. The Sepoy Rebellion - 1857 British East India Company Army Sepoys
Made up of Muslims and Hindus

10. The Jewel in the Crown
Government of India Act
Queen Victoria becomes Empress of India
Indian independence

11. Manchu China Manchu (Ch’ing) Dynasty 1644-1908
Opium Wars ,
Treaty of Nanking 1843
Treaty Ports - Hong Kong
Treaty of Tientsin

12. The Boxer Rebellion Taiping Rebellion 1850-1864
Sino-Japanese War
Spheres of Influence
Empress Tzu Hsi

13. The Boxer Rebellion The Hundred Days of Reform
Society of Righteous Harmony Fists - Boxers

14. Results Besieged foreign compound in Peking International army invades
Republic of China
People’s Republic of China