Imperialism Flashcards

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Dutch

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Claimed Dutch east indies
Created a strict social class system
Forced cultivation o export crops

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Plantation agriculture

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Goal was contact with china

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British

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Singapore on Malay peninsula

Gained colonies in Burma and Malaysia

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French

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Active since 17th century

Brought French Indochina under direct management

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Siam

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Remained independent
Played off European rivalry
King mangkut modernized Siam

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US

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Not inclined to colonize

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Philippines

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Spanish American war in 1898
Filipino nationalist led by Emilio Aguinaldo
Fought 1899-1902
Us promised eventual self rule

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Hawaii

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Valuable for sugar and pineapple trade
Ended tariffs on foreign sugar
Calls for annexation

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Queen Liliuokalani

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Republic of Hawaii
President asked us to annex
1898 annexed

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Expansion of control

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Weakening of Mughal empire
East India company gained control
Regulated by British government
Sepoys

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Industrial revolution changed relationship

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Raw materials (tea indigo coffee jute)
New markets
“Jewel in the crown”

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Effects of colonialization

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Restricted Indian business
Increase cash crop
Cultural association
Allowed India to modernize

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Sepoy mutiny

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Resented missionaries and racism
Feeling of nationalism increased
Enfield riffles greased with beef and pork fat( ppl couldn’t use because of the the meat on them)

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Sepoys rebel

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May 10,1857
Indians could not unite 
Changed British rule in India 
Raj 
Closer control
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Ottoman lands

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Ottomans lost much of their land
Weak leadership
Nationalism
European geopolitics

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Europeans turned attention to the middle east

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Access to Mediterranean and Atlantic
Crimean war-warm water port for Russia 
British and French opposed
Weakness of Ottoman Empire military 
Russians aided Slavic people
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Egypt

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Weakening of ottoman 1831
Reformed to block European control-military and economy
Could not pay debts

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Suey Caral

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Mediterranean to Red Sea

Built w private French

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Persia

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Discovery of oil 1908
Persia lacked capital
Allowed western business to enter

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Tobacco in Persia

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Boycott forced modernization

Token into spheres of influence between Russia and Britain

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4 forms of of imperialism

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Colony - governed internally by foreign power
protectorate- owned by empire but locally controlled; local control reports back to empire
sphere of influence- owned internally by government but restrictions on trade
economic imperialism- private business controls territory

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2 forms of management

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direct- Germans, French, Dutch, Belgium
-paternalism- providing for their needs and not their wants ; assimilation
indirect- Britain, US
-train local leaders

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resistance

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Ethiopia- exception
menelik II
Battle of Adowa 1896

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Negative Legacy

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Loss of Africa
Breakdown of Culture
European division of continent

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Positive Legacy

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Improvement of living conditions

Economies assisted

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Imperialism

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seizure of a weaker territory or country by a stronger nation

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pre imperialism Africa

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diverse population

malaria kept Europeans out

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first europeans

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missionaries
explorers
humanitarians

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Congo exploration

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David livingston -gone for years
Henry Stanly -sent to find livingston
King Leopold - sent Stanly around Congo
-Belgium ; rubber plantations ; Belgium Governemt took control in 1908

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causes of imperialism

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industrial revolution- demand for raw materials and new markets
European Superiority - National rivalry ; social Darwinism
-natural selection in society; non Europeans on a lower level for development
Humanitarians- civilized the natives

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European Advantages

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automatic machine gun
steam engine 
-railroads and steamboats
medication- Quinine- anti malaria 
african diversity
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dividing Africa

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began in 1880
Berlin conference- 1884-1885
-rules for african division
no african leaders

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Zulus

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Leader- Shaka
defied British dominance
fell in 1879

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Boers

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Dutch Settlers - Afrikaners 
Didnt agree with British policies 
gold and Diamonds
Boer war
-total war and British won