The sun never set on the British Empire
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“The sun never set on the British Empire.” What did that mean? It meant that the sun was always shining on the British Empire somewhere in the world. What is an empire? What is an emperor? What is imperialism? The act of …. What do they have in common?
The U.S. gained the Philippines, Guam, Cuba, and Puerto Rico in which war? What was White Man's Burden?
Imperialists had an obligation to "civilize" the peoples of third world countries. What does the native look like? Why? European powers divided Africa at the Berlin Conference in 1884. Only Liberia (settled by former African-American slaves); and Ethiopia, which resisted Italy, remained independent.
Machine gun Telephone Steam boats Railroads African tribal wars, and Africans spoke hundreds of languages which made it difficult to communicate with each other The Suez Canal was Built by the French in 1869. It Connected the Red and Med. Seas. Strategic location because …. Cecil Rhodes established the British colonies of Zambia and Zimbabwe (Rhodesia), and made millions with De Beers Diamond Company. De Beers is a cartel of companies that dominate the diamond, diamond mining, diamond shops, and diamond trading. De Beers is active in every category of industrial diamond mining: open-pit, underground, large-scale alluvial, coastal and deep sea. Mining takes place in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Canada. The Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University, Oxford, England is the world's most prestigious scholarship Bill Clinton is a Rhodes Scholar King Leopold II was a Belgium king who ruled the Congo. Millions were killed on rubber tree plantations. The Second Congo War, beginning in1998, devastated the country and is sometimes referred to as the "African World War" because it involved nine African nations. The prevalence of rape and other sexual violence has been described as the worst in the world. The war is the world's deadliest conflict since the Chinese Civil War (1949). More than 90% were not killed in combat, dying instead from malaria, diarrhea, dysentery, pneumonia and malnutrition. Bad Effects of the Europeans in Africa Loss of traditional cultures Continued conflict among tribes
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In 1757 the British East India Company defeated Indian forces and ruled India for 100 years. Sepoy Mutiny In 1857, Indian soldiers known as sepoys rebelled against the British East India Company. The British military crushed the revolt. Britain then ruled India for the next 90 years. The Good British Legacy in India Government Railroads Telegraph and later telephone Bridges, Dams, Irrigation, Sewers Public schools, and Local warfare decreased. The Bad Legacy of the British in India Destroyed India’s handicraft industries by importing machine made products of Britain India could only trade with Britain Profits went back to Britain Forced cash crop agriculture - which led to famines
India was sectioned into many countries because of religious and cultural differences. In China, the Europeans did not control the government. They were concerned with trade. This is called informal imperialism. The Opium Wars in China The British pushed opium to reduce their trade deficit. In 1839 the Chinese lost the war to the British to stop the sale of opium. The use of opium finally ended in the 1950s with summarily executions. The Poppy Plant Opium comes from poppy plants of Asia, and mostly from Burma (Myanmar). Heroin, Morphine, and Codeine are forms of processed opium. Opium comes from poppy plants of Asia, and mostly from Burma (Myanmar). Opium output in 1996 was 430 tons of heroin. Half of all heroin goes to the United States.
A civil war killed 20 million people rebels wanted the Europeans out and opium trading to stop, and also sharing of property, and equal rights for women The Qing government eventually crushed the rebellion with the aid of French and British forces. The Boxer Rebellion “Boxer” comes from martial arts practiced by the rebels. Some Chinese rebelled against the Christian missionaries, opium traders, and foreigners Open Door Policy The U.S. wanted to trade with China, but the Europeans said no. In 1858 the U.S. Navy with steel ships sailed into Tokyo Harbor. The intimidated Japanese they opened their ports for coal, food and water. Emperor Meiji sent scholars to the West to learn their technologies and customs. Japan soon became industrialized and powerful. Latin America By the 1830s, most Latin American countries were ruled by caudillos (dictators), and the people were poor, illiterate, laborers. Debt was passed on to the children. The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 stated that America will stay out or Europe’s affairs, and Europe should stay out of America’s affairs. Directory: UserFiles -> Servers -> Server 523042 -> File -> Migration -> uploads Servers -> How did colonial life take shape? Servers -> Students must understand that not all South Carolinians, indeed not all American colonists, agreed that the colonies should be independent from Great Britain Servers -> Antebellum: Before the war Servers -> Unit Vocabulary Servers -> The causes of the american civil war uploads -> Chapter 6A –Classical Greece The Greek Dark Ages Download 18.58 Kb. Share with your friends:
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