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The Building of Global Empires: Neo-Colonialism (Imperialism) 1750-1914

Explore the era of imperialism from 1750 to 1914, examining the motivations, impacts, and consequences of imperialistic actions by European nations such as Britain and France, as well as the United States and Japan. Discover key figures and events that shaped this period, including Robert Clive, the Sepoy Rebellion, the British rule in India, the Berlin Conference, and the expansion of imperialism in Africa and the Pacific.

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The Building of Global Empires: Neo-Colonialism (Imperialism) 1750-1914

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  1. The Building of Global Empires NEO-COLONIALISM [a.k.a.] IMPERIALISM 1750-1914

  2. People • Robert Clive • Nabobs • Cecil Rhodes • James Cook • Charles Cornwallis • Rom Mohan Roy • Sepoys • Kamehameha • Queen Victoria

  3. Places • Kingdom of Mataram • Natal • Boer Republics • Princely states • Tropical dependencies • White dominions • Settler colonies • Raj [Sanskrit] • Presidencies

  4. Concepts & Events • White racial supremacy • Great Mahele • Nationalism • Imperialism • Hookas • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ • Shaka Zulu • Isandhlwana • Great Trek • Boer War • 1899-1902 • Plassey • 1757

  5. Essential Questions • What is imperialism & why risk it? • What are the justifications for imperialism? • What is the impact of imperialism on the imperialists? • What is the impact of imperialism on those dominated by the imperialists? • Predict the impact on dominated nations in the future.

  6. What Is Imperialism? • Economic & political and domination: • Industrial nations over undeveloped nations

  7. What does this cartoon represent?

  8. Why Risk Imperialism?[Motivations] • Exploitation of nations for the economic benefit of the dominating nation • Mercantilism: • Gain resources and markets • Military bases • Religious diffusion > missionary motives • Cultural diffusion > “White Man’s Burden”

  9. How Achieved? • GUNBOAT “DIPLOMACY” Military superiority • Maxim gun > machine gun • Dollar Diplomacy • Forced unequal treaties & trade agreements • Technological superiority • railroads • Communication advances • telegraph

  10. British Imperialism in India • COMPANY RULE • granted by monarch • economic monopolies • used Sepoys to keep order • IMPERIAL RULE • Viceroy sets all policies • confiscated land • commercial crops • [tea & cotton] • rails & telegraph • suppressed Indian language & customs

  11. British Rule in Asia • “Great Game” • played ‘chicken’ with Russia in Central Asia • Conquered: • Burma > 1880s • Singapore > 1824 • Malaya > 1870s • Egypt > 1882 • Australia > 1770 • New Zealand > • 1770s

  12. 14 European nations carve up Africa African Self-determination: Liberia & Ethiopia The Berlin Conference 1884-85 [AFRICA]

  13. Dissection of Africa

  14. Imperialists in Paradise! • Europeans & American dominate all of the Pacific Islands except Tonga • [Tonga will become a British Protectorate in 1900] • How? • Spread of disease • violent repression

  15. France In Asia • FRENCH INDOCHINA • Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam • Country boundaries drawn to suit the French not the indigenous people • Plantation economies set up with the French as the plantation owners, indigenous people the workers

  16. U.S. Imperialism • Purchase /Annex Pacific • Alaska > 1867 • Hawaii > 1875 • Spanish American War • [Imperialist War] • Philippines 1899 • Cuba 1899 • Puerto Rico 1899 • Monroe Doctrine • Western hemisphere • Sphere of influence • Panama Canal • gained by military intervention • U.S. national interest: • Military • Economic

  17. Japanese Imperialism • Expansion: • Hokkaido & Kurile Islands • Okinawa & Ryukyu • Unequal treaties with Korea • Force Korea into a situation that benefits Japan but not itself

  18. Japanese Imperialism • Sino-Japanese War • China cedes: Korea / Taiwan • Emboldens Japan for future conflict against China • Russo-Japanese War • Russia cedes interests in Korea/ Manchuria • Emboldens Japan for future conflict against western nations.

  19. Sino-Japanese War • War over Korea

  20. Russo-Japanese War

  21. Enduring Questions • What are the moral and ethical questions that arise from Imperialism? • How has imperialism had a negative impact on regions dominated? • How has imperialism been a positive influence globally?

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