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The New Imperialism History 104 / March 8, 2013

The New Imperialism History 104 / March 8, 2013. Britain in Asia: the Opium War (1839-42). Opium smokers in China. Britain in Asia: suppressing the Sepoy Mutiny (1857-58). Britain in Asia: Victoria proclaimed Empress of India, 1877. British & French financiers build the Suez Canal (1859-1869).

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The New Imperialism History 104 / March 8, 2013

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  1. The New ImperialismHistory 104 / March 8, 2013

  2. Britain in Asia: the Opium War (1839-42)

  3. Opium smokers in China

  4. Britain in Asia: suppressing the Sepoy Mutiny (1857-58)

  5. Britain in Asia: Victoria proclaimed Empress of India, 1877

  6. British & French financiers build the Suez Canal (1859-1869)

  7. Leopold IIKing of Belgium, 1865-1909 The “Congo Free State”:slave-plantation conditions

  8. Lüderitz: a German colony in Southwest Africa (founded 1883)

  9. The Berlin Conference (1884-85): Europeans divide up Africa

  10. Africa in 1886 Note: German colonies are dark purple (not green as indicated in the key)

  11. Africa in 1914

  12. French conquests in Indochina (Vietnam), 1883-84

  13. From the “open door”to spheres of influencein China(late 1800s)

  14. China’s Boxer Rebellion (1898-1900): revenge against foreigners The “Righteous and Harmonious Fists” attack a Russian steamship

  15. Expeditionary forcessent against the Boxers:BritainGermanyRussiaFranceItalyAustria-Hungarythe United StatesJapan

  16. Commodore Perry forces Japan to open up to trade(1853)

  17. The Meiji Restoration(1868)

  18. The “Great Game”in Afghanistan(Britain vs. Russia)

  19. Colonizing Manchuria (Russia vs. Japan)

  20. The Russo-Japanese War(1904-5)

  21. Complications in Africa: Ethiopians beat Italy at Adowa (1896)

  22. Complications in Africa: the Franco-British showdown at Fashoda (1898)British colonies = greenFrench colonies = pink

  23. The Boer War (1899-1902): Britain’s Cape Colony vs. the Dutch farmers (Boer) of the interior

  24. Paul Kruger (1825-1904)

  25. German troops mobilize to suppressthe Herero Uprising in South West Africa (1904-7)

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