Age+of+Imperialism

Age of Imperialism Jake Blotsky & Brodie Black 1800-1914 "Dr Livingstone I presume" Henery Stanley

Time Line: 1819- British colony of Singapore founded. 1842- Treaty of Nanjing establishes trade between China and Great Britain. 1848- Mexico loses almost half of its territory to the United States. 1854- Treaty of Kanagawa initiates United Statse - Japanese relations. 1855- David Livingstone is first European to see Victoria Falls. 1868- Meiji Restoration begins. 1879- Zulu king meets with British ambassadors. 1884- France makes the Vietnam Empire a protectorate. 1898- The Unites States defeats Spain for control over the Philippines. 1900- Virtually all of Southeast Asia is under European rule. 1910- Japan annexes Korea. 1911- Chinese revolution starts.

media type="youtube" key="P1SbcZQ0N5A" width="425" height="350" Terms: 1. Imperialism- The extension of a nations power over the other lands. This waa not new especially no to the Europeans because they had been exploring and setting up new colonies all over the world. 2. Protectorate- A political unit that depends on another government for its protection. The Vietnamese Empire was a French protectorate after France had seized the city of Hanoi. 3. Self-strengthening- A policy promoted by reformers toward the end of the Qing Dynasty under which China would adopt Western technology while keeping its confucian values and institutions. 4. Sphere of Influence- An area in which a foreign power has been granted exclusive rights, and privileges, such as trading rights and mining privileges. 5. Indemnity- A payment for damages. The Chinese government was forced to pay this heavily to the powers that had crushed the uprising. 6. Meiji- Enlightened Rule. The rule in Japan when they changed to survive so the new leaders embarked on a policy of reform that transformed Japan into a modern industrial nation. 7. Sake- Japanese rice wine. This was one out of the many key industries that helped the Japanese economically grow. 8. Extraterritoriality- Living in a section of a country set aside for foreigners but not subject to the host country's laws. 9. Indigenous- "Native to a region." The Boers put the indigenous people on reservations because they believed that white superiority was ordained by God. 10. Annexed- To incorporate territory into an existing political unit, such as a city or country. People: 1. Commodre George Dewey: Dewey led the United States navel forces in 1898 during the Spanish-American war. He defeated the Spanish fleet in Manilia Bay 2. William McKinley: McKinley was the President of the United States during this time he gave the comand to turn the Philippines in to an American colonie before it was under Spanish control 3. Emilio Aguinaldo: Emilio was the leader of a movement for independence in the Philippines his revolt started agianst the Spanish after the revolt he became president of the Republic of the Philippines 4. Henery Stanley: Stanley was a young journalist from the New York Times newspaper sent to Africa to find Livingstone after he went missing "Doctor Livingstone I presume" 5. David Livingstone: Livingstone was an explorer who focused mainly on Africa for 30 years he was in Africa from 1841 to 1911 he trekked and explored the uncharted regions 6. Cecil Rhodes: Rhodes founded many differnt diamond and gold mines and compianes these made him a fortune with this he gained a territory and named it Rhodesia after himself 7. Shaka Zulu: Shaka was the leader of the Zulu people in Africa he was the first person to unite all of the Zulu for one reason to revolt angainst the invading British people 8. Ferdinand de Lesseps: Lesseps started to build the Lifeline to India the Suez canal the canal was finished in 1869 before the British invaded Egypt 9. King Leopold: Leopold was the main force behind the colonization of Africa he was the King of Belgium and hired Henry Stanley to set up colonies in the Congo 10. Muhammad Ali: Muhammad was an officer in teh Ottoman army who seized power and formed a seperate Egyptian State he brought many diffrent reforms to his new Egyptian state

Links: 1.Suez Canal- This gives the entire history of the Suez Canal. 2.Barbary States- This gives information on the Barbary states and battles and the countries that are included in the barbary states. 3. Maxim Gun- Tells about the gun and how it was used and gives videos on how it works and it actually being used. 4.Shaka Zulu- Gives information about Shaka Zulu and his early life, succesor, and expansion of his army. 5. Great Trek- This gives quick information on the Great Trek. 6.Black Hole of Calcutta- This gives background information and the victims, aftermath, and controversy on this topic. 7.Mohandas Ghandhi- This webpage gives a biography of Ghandhi such as his early life and background and his civil rights movement in Africa. 8. Sepoy Rebellion- This tells about the Sepoy Rebellion and what happened. 9. Cecil Rhodes- Tells about Cecil Rhodes and his diamond monopoly the De Beers Diamond Co. 10.British East India Co.- This gives the information about the British East India Co. Before 1880 europeans controlled little of Africa. They were content to let the African people rule themselves. Between 1880 and 1900 however, fed by intense rivalries among themselves, Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Portuga, took control of the entire continent of Africa. West Africa was affected by the slave trade, but that had begun to decline by the 1800s. By 1808 Great Britian and the United States declared slave trade illegal. Other Europian countires soon followed in their footsteps. Slavery was abolished in 1865 in the United States. Within the next 25 years Cuba and Brazil soon followed. By the 1890s slavery had been abolished in all major countires of the world. As slavery declined the European people took intrest in other African goods such as Peanuts, timber, hides, and palm oil for textiles and other manufactured goods. Encouraged by this growing trade, European governments began to push for a more permanent presence along the cost of Africa. Early in the nineteenth century, the British began to set up settlements along the Gold Coast and in Sierra Leone. The growiing European presence in West Africa led to increasing tensions with the African governments in the area. For a long time, most African states were able to maintain their independence. Howerver, in 1874 Great Britain stepped in and annexed the west coast states for the first colony of the Gold Coast. By 1900, France had added the huge area of French West Africa to its colonial empire. This left France in control of the largest part of West Africa. Territories in Central Africa were also added to the list of European colonies. Explorers aroused popular intrest in the dense tropical jungles of Central Africa. David Livingstone, as we have seen, was on such explorer. he arrived in Africa in 1841.He spent 30 years exploring all of Central Africa. When Livingstone dissapeared for a while, the New York Times sent Henery Stanley to find him. Stanley found him on the eastren shore of Lake Tanganyika, and greeted the explorer with the now famous words "Dr. Livingstone I presume."