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Imperialism in Asia

Imperialism in Asia . India . Crown jewel of Empire of Great Britain Link to East Asian Trade – China British East India Company Combination of direct and indirect rule COTTON, tea, opium, rice, oil, jute, indigo RR, telegraph, electricity

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Imperialism in Asia

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  1. Imperialism in Asia

  2. India • Crown jewel of Empire of Great Britain • Link to East Asian Trade – China • British East India Company • Combination of direct and indirect rule • COTTON, tea, opium, rice, oil, jute, indigo • RR, telegraph, electricity • Made GB focus on Egypt, Afghanistan (the Great Game), Burma, Malaya • Buffer around India from France and Russia

  3. Sepoy Mutiny • Indian soldiers (Hindu and Muslim) rebelled against British govt • Began over rifle cartridges being greased with pig or cow fat • Long term cause – resentment of British influence • Violently repressed • Effects: • India became royal colony under direct rule of British govt

  4. Persia • Region of competition between GB and Russia • Russia pressing for warm water access • GB wanted to insulate India • Divided into spheres of influence • N. Persia – Russia • S. Persia – GB

  5. East Asia • France • Indochina • Various natural resources • Netherlands • Dutch East Indies (Co.) • Oil, rubber, tin • Great Britain • Australia • Britain wanted to control access points to Australia • New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji Islands

  6. China • 1842 – Treaty of Nanking – ended the First Opium War between GB and China (Ching Dynasty) • GB – right to trade at 5 Chinese ports • GB citizens did not have to obey Chinese law • GB continue opium trade • Beginning of China being divided into spheres of influence (foreign nations having special trade privileges in certain regions)

  7. Taiping Rebellion (1850-1860) • Chinese rebellion against foreign influence and Chinese govt. • Mostly peasants • Put down by combination of GB and Chinese armies

  8. Spheres of Influence • China divided into various spheres of influence by differing European powers and Japan • Special trade concessions in each zone

  9. 1900 – Boxer Rebellion • China divided into spheres of influence – foreign nations dominated trade and major cities in China • Chinese resented foreign influence over economy and govt. • Believed that Ching dynasty lost mandate of heaven • Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists – “the Boxers” – secret society – rebelled against Ching govt. and foreign nations

  10. Boxers targeted factories, churches, RR, telegraph stations in and around the city of Peking • Multinational foreign army defeated the Boxers and secured trade rights in China • Increased nationalism in China

  11. China (cont.) • Other areas of contention: • Manchuria – province in Northern China • Russia – wanted influence because of raw materials and city of Vladivostok • Japan – wanted influence because of raw materials • Liaotung peninsula (Port Arthur) • Rivalry between Russia, Japan

  12. Examine the maps on African and Asian imperialism and use your notes to determine the European rivalries of the late 19th century.

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