Age+of+Imperialism

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"Dr. Livingstone, I presume." -Henry Stanley
Vocab: Imperialism: The extension of a nation’s power over other lands. Europe had extended their power of North and South America for trading. Protectorate: A political unit that depends on another government for its protection. The French seized the Vietnamese empire and had control over their government and social structure Indirect Rule: Used when a colonial power could realize its goals most easily through cooperation with local political elites: Ruling over seas for example Direct Rule: The local elites were removed from power and replaced with a new set of officials brought from the mother country Annex: Incorporated a country within a state: Britain annexed the western coastal states after the African government had increasing tension. Indigenous: Native to a region; referring to when the Boers invaded the land of the Zulu’s, leading to when they frequently were attacking the Boers. Sepoy: Hired Indian soldiers; referring to the British East Indian Company that had its own soldiers to protect the companies in the region. Viceroy: A way the British government ruled India directly through a British official; the governor would rule as a representative for the monarch. Creole: Descendents of Europeans born in Latin America that lived there permanently. They were influenced majorly by revolutionary ideas. They liked the freedom of speech, free trade, and equality of all people.. Monroe Doctrine: In 1823 President James Monroe guaranteed the independence of the new Latin American nations and warned against any European interventions in the Americas. Extraterritoriality: the way Europeans lived in the Asia continent: they were not subject to Chinese laws but their own laws. Spheres of Influence’s: areas where the imperial powers had exclusive trading rights. This was caused by the power struggle between Russia and Great Britain in China. Key people: Links [|Effects of imperialism on Africa] [|David Livingstone] [|Muhammad Ali Pasha] [|The Fashoda Incident] [|Shaka] [|Boer War] [|Mohandas Gandhi] [|Opium Wars] [|Taiping Rebellion] [|Treaty of Kanagawa]
 * 1) John Livingstone: A British explorer that was considered to be the Best African American explorer: He later discovered Victoria Falls
 * 2) Zulu: Ruled his Zulu empire from the early 1800’s, known to be the ‘Napoleon of Africa’; Great military leader defeated the British army in the Battle of Isandlhwana.
 * 3) Mohandas Gandhi: First studied in London as a lawyer. Then became interactive with a law firm working to serve Indian worker; led a movement to gain independence from Britain of India: led to the Indian independence.
 * 4) Muhammad Ali: seized power and established a separate state known today as Egypt; gained the independence from the Ottoman empire.
 * 5) Queen Victoria: Crowned in 1876, she gained the title as “Empress of India” ; She was crowned as result of the British Parliament transferred powers of the East India Company.
 * 6) Indian National Congress: Small group of Indians that first met in Mumbai, goals were to seek independence for all Indians, regardless of class or background.
 * 7) Benito Juarez: A Mexican national hero; he brought liberal forms to Mexico, including separation from church and state, land distribution for the poor, and educational systems for all Mexico.
 * 8) Emilio Aguingldo: Leader of a movement for independence in the Philippines later crowned the president of the Republic of the Philippines.
 * 9) Commodore George Dewey: During the Spanish- American War the United States naval forces under his control defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay.
 * 10) Jose de san Martin: Member of the Creole elite, hailed as the “Liberator of South America’; Led revolutions throughout the continent.

Summary: In the 19th Century, a new phase of western expansion into Asia and Africa began. Imperialism became the new fad. Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and many more were all on the way to expanding. The process began with Great Britain, France soon followed. Indirect and direct rule was used, although neither ruled successfully.Not much of the African continent was controlled by Europeans. The Suez Canal let travel become easy for the trade ports. Muhammad Ali’s control of Egypt modernized the army for the better protection of the state. By 1885 Germany and Britain had fought over east Africa. By 1914, Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Portugal had all divided up Africa. The Africans were outraged and had many rebellions.Britain took over India and forced its people into Britain’s rule. When Britain expanded into Mexico they had many wars between 1910 and 1920 they had major revolutions. Latin Americas soon had a growth when they exported coffee from Brazil, wheat and beef from Argentina and sugar and silver from Peru. Regardless of how the Europeans came into India’s, Africa’s or Latin America the indigenous people knew how to get back their independence.

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