Do Now

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Do Now

• The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire
• What does this mean? (THOUGHT QUESTION)

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Africa

• Random African groups fought imperial invasion,
  but unified European forces were stronger than
  disunited African tribes.
• European powers set up strong colonial rule with
  direct governing in Africa.
• European powers got together at the Berlin
  Conference and came up with rules about how to
  colonize other countries

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Cecil Rhodes
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Cecil Rhodes

• To think of these stars that you see overhead at
  night, these vast worlds which we can never
  reach. I would annex the planets if I could I
  often think of that. It makes me sad to see them
  so clear and yet so far.

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Africa Before Imperialism
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Africa Under Imperial Rule
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India
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India

• India was not a homogeneous area that got
  colonized by the British
• There were many different groups of people with
  different languages and traditions.
• British encouraged competition between rival
  regions/religions, and took advantage of
  infighting.
• By 1858, the British had completely colonized
  India.

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India

• Good Effects

• Bad Effects

• New roads and railroads connected different parts
  of India
• Telegraph and postal systems united people
• Irrigation improved farming
• New laws gave justice to all classes
• Education

• Indian Resources go to Britain
• Farms are used to make money, not to feed people
• Best jobs go to Englishmen
• Loss of culture
• people are forced to take on English language and
  European customs

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India
If the people of India did not want to be
colonized, why didnt they fight back? Well, in
1857, there was a rebellion called the SEPOY
rebellion. What do you think happened? Did the
rebels win?
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China

• No European country ever had a colony in China.
  But remembercolonies are not the only kind of
  imperialism
• Europeans traded with China. Sold opium from
  India and purchased tea from China.
• Internal rebellion and war with Japan politically
  and militarily weakened China.
• European countries quickly moved to carve out
  coastal spheres of influence.

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China
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What is this cartoon showing?
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Japan

• Japan was isolationist for centuries.
• To avoid a battle with the American navy, Japan
  opened its ports to trade.
• Japan gradually became more westernized.
• They built a modern military and became a new
  imperial power.
• Japan ended up controlling many islands in the
  Pacific Ocean, and also had parts of China within
  its sphere of influence.

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Japan
Tom Cruise Real Actor
Saigo Takamori Real Samurai
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Do Now

• Do you believe the USA was ever an imperial
  power?
• If so, give examples. If not, explain.

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The Pacific Islands

• Pacific Islands had many resources and ports for
  tradeso Europeans set up colonial rule.
• US sugar plantation owners revolted against the
  Hawaiian queen.
• US gets control of Hawaii
• The Philippines were controlled by Spain since
  1500s.
• Later controlled by the United States

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Australia Canada

• Australia began as a British penal (prison)
  colony.
• Canada started as a French colony, then was under
  British rule.
• BOTH gained independence from England, but are
  still under the British crown.

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What happened to the people who were already
there?
Country Original People Way of Life Results of Colonization
Canada Native Americans Many groups Live throughout Canada Sign treaties giving up lands Lose much of their culture Government troops put down their uprisings
Australia Aborigines Live in small hunting and gathering groups throughout the continent Speak over 250 languages Most pushed off their lands Many killed Give little resistance
New Zealand Maoris Farmers Live in one small area Warlike Many die defending their lands Many die from new diseases brought by settlers By 1870, Maori population has dropped from 250,000 to less than 50,000
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Latin America

• Most Latin American countries gained independence
  in 1800s.
• These countries had no choice but to do trade
  with the USA and Britain.
• The Monroe Doctrine (1823) allowed the US to
  prevent European colonization in the Western
  Hemisphere.

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Latin America

• 1903 USA wanted to build a canal through Panama,
  which was controlled by Colombia.
• US supports a Panamanian revolt against Colombia.
• Newly independent Panama allows the US to build
  the canal.
• The Panama canal remains under US control until
  2000.

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Latin America
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Latin America
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American Imperialism