Imperialism

Rosi Gardner Imperialism

Views on imperialism: -existence of competitive nation states -new colonies being formed -direct economic benefits //-White mans burden// //-//thought to express expansion, but led to dominance (Sheldon)
 * colonies=power

Africa: -Afrikaners=descendants of previous dutch inhabitants -Cecil Rhodes came to Africa for the british -wanted to make colonies -war with inhabitants for the land -Boer War(1899-1902) -Battle of Omdurman

India and Eygpt: -Suez canal -British made India in poverty -British East India Company
 * British wanted to control to get to India and gain Egypt
 * used Indian wealth
 * had trouble because of Indian poverty

Asia: -splitting between Britain and Russia

China: -boxer rebellion -killed foreign missionaries -did not like the humiliation of being beaten by Russia
 * boxers=name given to Chinese who belonged to a secret organization know as harmonious fists

Japan: -Mutsuhito=enlightened government -Meiji
 * planned to follow the imperialistic form of the government

Sheldon, Garrett Ward. "imperialism." //Encyclopedia of Political Thought//. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2001. //Modern World History Online//. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE53&iPin=polthot00199&SingleRecord=True (accessed April 25, 2011).