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Reasons for new Imperialism of 19th century
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natural resources, religion, slavery, prestiege/land
now outside powers coming in |
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Berlin Conference
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1884-85; division of Africa by major world powers
- no Africans present |
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Effects of imperialism on Africa
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CONS: Disrupted culture; Nonsensical borders
PROS: infrastructure; technology; trade |
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White Man’s Burden
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burden to civilize the savages
Racism; white superiority Rudyard Kipling - 1899 |
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How much of Africa colonized; what major powers?
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1880s: 11% colonized
1914: everything except Liberia and Ethiopia o Major powers: |
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Imperialism in the Congo and South Africa
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o Congo – cons; example of inhuman, oppressive and brutal
Leopold |
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Cecil Rhodes
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wanted to create railroad running thru Africa
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Sepoy Mutiny (British)
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First war of independence (Indians)
o Leads to the creation of Indian National Congress Initially only wanted home rule – worked with Gandhi o British East India company’s control is slipping |
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Civil disobedience
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philosophy of nonviolent, peaceful protest intended to spark a response
(GANDHI) |
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The Salt March
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1930 - brutality to nonviolent protestors
symbolic to whole world; Britain has lost moral ascendancy; global perspective shifts, and sympathy for a free India |
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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first Prime Minister of India
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Mohammed Ali Jinnah:
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first president of Pakistan
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Period of isolation – Why? Effects?
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o Chinese superiority; didn’t need anything; self sufficient
o *Similar to Japan: economic activity within feudal towns (pottery, kimonos, theater, etc.) |
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Opium War- causes and effects
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o Chinese boycott -->opium war
o o Results in treaty of Nanjing |
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Treaty of Nanjing
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Chinese have to: Open 5 ports to British trade; Limit taxes (on British goods)
British get Hong Kong (lose territory) Chinese pay Extraterritoriality – foreigners have to follow their own laws; British people have to be tried in British courts |
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“Self strengthening” reforms:
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Chinese want to adopt western technology but keep Confucian values
- Makes traditionalists resistant to bringing in western education, etc. - Internal unrest weakens the dynasty |
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Treaty of Tianjin
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-More ports
-Legalize opium = no more undercover British smuggling |
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Boxer rebellion:
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(goal – expel the foreigners) antagonism against foreigners
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Dowager Empress Ci Xi:
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helps stop the reform, very traditionalist (supports the Boxers)
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Commodore Perry
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JAPAN
warships, ends Japan's period of isolation |
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How did Japan's period of isolation end?
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Group of Samurai overthrew shogun and put the emperor back on the throne / Commodore Perry
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Meiji definition
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"enlightened rule"
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Meiji restoration
REFORMS |
FILL IN
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China - relationship btwn gov't and private business
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o Gov’t becomes very supportive of business to help economic growth
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Kemal Attaturk’s
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Father of modern turkey:
introduces many reforms; Turkey on the way to modernization |
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Persia --> ?
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IRAN: military leader says reform; religious leaders say no
o Name Iran: b/c Hitler; Aryan superiority |
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Arabian Penninsula -->?
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SAUDI ARABIA:
o Islamic monarchy o B/c of oil - very powerful country |
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League of Nations mandates:
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o That Britain takes over Palestine (Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon) continue to have problems b/c Jewish people think British are supporting them
o WWI: British said to Jews; we support getting homeland in Palestine o WWII: |
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Balfour Declaration
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British gov’t supported the creation of homeland for Jews in Palestine
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