Bellringer: 2/11
 Pick
up the papers by the door.
 Take
out your Imperialism vocab and review
your terms for the quiz today.
 Have
out your phone/tablet to use in the
Kahoot review before the quiz.
After your quiz…
 Keep
the quiz at your seat. We will switch with
the people around us to grade them.
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99: Vocab Quiz Imperialism
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100: Notes – Imperialism in Asia
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101: Notes – Imperialism in Africa
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102: Study Guide - Imperialism
Agenda: 2/11
 1.
Vocab Quiz Review
 2.
Vocab Quiz: Imperialism
 3.
Notes: Imperialism in Asia
 4.
Crash Course: Imperialism in Asia
 5.
Study Guide Work Time
Homework: 2/11
 1.
Complete the Imperialism study guide.
 2.
Study for your mini-test on Imperialism
 It
is NEXT CLASS (Tuesday 2/16)
• Location: Southern Asia
• Mountains: Himalayas
• Rivers: Ganges & Indus
• Religions- Hinduism (Caste System),
Islam, Buddhism, Christian, Sikh
• Early Civilizations- Mohenjo Daro,
Harappa, Mauryas, Mughals
• Environmental Concerns: Monsoons
Nations in the Indian
subcontinent:
• India
• Pakistan
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Nepal
• Sri Lanka
Imperialism in Asia:
1. India
•British colonialism starts way back in the 1600s
–British East India Company (BEIC) = governmentchartered trading monopoly
• 1613 received permission to trade from Mughal
Empire (Indian subcontinent)
• BEIC had its own army (called the Sepoys)
•Decline of Mughals = BEIC controlled over
60% of India
• Means they could exercise power usually
associated with a government
Sepoys- Indian soldiers
•Felt British military rules were against religious
beliefs
• EX: Indian soldiers were forced to bite off
the cartridges to release the gunpowder in
the rifle to fire it
– These were soaked in pig fat or cow fat
(offensive to Muslims and Hindus,
respectively)
•In 1857, Hindus & Muslims to unite against
British
• RESULT: British crush revolt &
Parliament ends company’s rule of India
RESULT: British government takes control of
India
.
India became “Jewel in the
Crown” of English Colonies
300 million people= a huge
potential market
Indian business
competition was prohibited
Major supplier of raw
materials (especially spices,
cotton, and opium)
The Raj- title of British Rule in India 1757-1947
Organization of the government:
 Cabinet minister in England directed policy
 British Governor General (Viceroy) carried out
government orders in India
British eliminated the caste system and established a
single law for everybody
Established English as the official language
 Remains an official language in India today
Improved infrastructure,
built schools, improved
sanitation & public
health, ended local
warfare
Indians allowed to study
abroad in other British
territories
British held all political &
economic power
Indians = second class citizens
Conversion to cash crops caused
famine
Indian cultural beliefs &
practices were threatened
Imperialism in Asia:
2. China
Europeans interested in tea, silk, &
porcelain
•Also hoped to tap into huge market
& source of cheap labor
Chinese looked down on foreigners
•Interest in foreign goods was nonexistent
Initially Europeans can establish
enclaves at port cities, but cannot
trade throughout China
Late 1700’s British trade opium in China
(leads to addiction)
Chinese try to halt opium trade
1839 War breaks out – British easily
defeat Chinese
RESULT: In 1842, the British force the
Chinese to sign harsh Treaty of Nanjing
China had to open more ports, pay cost of war
Gave Britain Hong Kong
Gives Britain and European countries more overall
control in China
No longer just enclaves here  Spheres of influence
established:
 1898: China divided into spheres of influence,
each controlled by a foreign power
 1899: U.S. forces China to start the “Open Door
Policy” (China must be open to trade from any and
all world powers)
• China begins a series of rebellions against
European influence:
– 1. Taiping Rebellion-(1850-1864) Chinese
peasants inspired by Hong Xiuquan try to
overthrow Manchu Dynasty
• Takes 14 years to crush & costs millions
of lives
2. The Boxer Rebellion- (1900)
Secret society of Boxers rises up
against foreign powers in China
Combined force of European,
American , & Japanese forces
crush revolt
Resulted in Chinese govt.
conceding more to foreign powers
Imperialism in Asia:
3. Japan
Located in East Asia
Geographic conditions
favored isolation
Culture heavily
influenced by China &
Korea
Industrialized nation
but lacks vital resources
Feudal system led by warrior
class (Samurai)
Brought stability to Japan
Banned all contact with
outside world (isolationism)
Outlawed European
products & Christian
Missionaries
1858: U.S. Commodore Matthew
Perry sails into Tokyo Harbor
Requests opening of Japanese
ports to trade
Tokugawa Shoguns facing
enormous military might
unwillingly agree
Sign Treaty of Kanagawa -1854
Ends Japanese isolation
Tokugawa Shogunate overthrown;
restoring power of the Emperor
Japan becomes more “Westernized”:
 Strong centralized government w/ a
constitution
 Industrialized Japan
 Built up military power
 Built up infrastructure & Economy
RESULT: Modernizes Japan & makes it
competitive with the West
Lack of Raw materials & revamped
military Steers Japan towards imperialism
Sino-Japanese War (1894) - Japan easily
defeats China
Fighting for access to more raw
materials
Gains Taiwan & increased influence in
Korea
Russo- Japanese War (1904)
•Japan defeats Russia in a
conflict over control of
Korea (both want it for raw
materials, to build empires)
•Treaty of Portsmouth ends
war
•Japan gets territory in
Manchuria
Japan annexes Korea in
1910
Prime example of imperialism at its worst
Closed newspapers & controlled schools
Replaced study of Korean language & history
w/ that of Japan
 Tries to eradicate Korean culture completely!
Gave Korean land to Japanese
Replaced Korean businesses w/ Japanese
businesses
Imperialism in Asia:
4. Southeast Asia
•SE Asia = a source of tropical
agriculture, minerals & oil
– Dutch, British, French, US all raced
to gain colonies
• Examples of colonial holdings:
–Dutch East India Co. ruled
Indonesia
–French ruled over Indochina
(Vietnam)
–U.S. rules Philippines