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New Imperialism…. Asia: Middle East, India, China, Japap. Review Questions. What were two problems the Ottoman Empire faced? Sheer Size: cumbersome to rule as it stretched across the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe. Revolts in Arabia, Lebanon, Armenia.
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New Imperialism… Asia: Middle East, India, China, Japap
Review Questions. What were two problems the Ottoman Empire faced? Sheer Size: cumbersome to rule as it stretched across the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe. Revolts in Arabia, Lebanon, Armenia 2. Which two European powers competed for control of Iran? Britain Russia The New Imperialism: European Challenges to the Muslim World
Good Effects New roads & railroads link parts of India. Telegraph and postal systems unite people. Irrigation systems improve farming. New laws mean justice for all classes. British schools offer education. Customs that threaten human rights are ended. Bad Effects Indian resources go to Britain. British-made goods replace local goods. Farms grow cash crops rather than food crops; Indians go hungry. Top jobs go to the British. Indians treated as inferiors. Britain tries to replace Indian culture with western ways! The New Imperialism: The British take over India. *Remember “perspective is everything!”
Review Questions • 1. What was one result of the Sepoy Rebellion? • Loss of life – mainly Indian • Official colonization of India by Britain (1858)
#2. Using the diagram, how did the British rule help the industries of India? • New roads and railroads link parts of India • Improved dramatically transportation of people, goods, and ideas
#3. Using the diagram, how did the British rule hurt Indian industries? • Top jobs went to the British. • Indians were treated as inferior. • Indian raw materials went to Britain. • British made goods replace local goods.
#4. What do YOU think? Was India better off with Britain? • Sorry, but you are on your own! • Think about it! Yes or no? • Explain. • Remember, perspective is everything!
1. Why were westerners interested in China? China sold silk, porcelain, and tea. China represented a market to sell goods to… Name three wars or rebellions that weakened China between 1800 and 1900? Opium War: 1839 – 1842 Taiping Rebellion: 1850 – 1864 War with Japan: 1894-1895 Boxer Uprising 1900 China and The New Imperialism:Review Questions
The Age of New Imperialism: Japan Modernizes… • Review Questions • 1. What event urged Japan to open its doors to foreign trade? • In 1853, United States warships sailed into Tokyo Bay and Commodore Perry carried a letter demanding that Japan open its ports. Japan could NOT fight the American navy and it soon signed the first of many peace treaties.
Japan – Review Questions con’t. • #2. What was the “Meiji Motto?” • “A rich country, a strong military” • #3. What were two ways Japan changed during the Meiji period? • Modernized military, industry, and business • By the 1890s, Japan had developed a modern army and navy • It had steel mills and railroads. • With a determination to resist foreign rule, Japan became strong enough to resist foreign domination AND was acquiring an overseas empire.
New Imperialism & Asia – One last look… During the 1800s, the Ottoman empire was threatened by economic decline, nationalism, and the ambitions of European powers. Following a failed rebellion in 1857, the British government increased its control of India – made it a colony in 1858 and did not grant independence until 1947! During the 1800s, western powers used diplomacy and war (Opium War) to win favorable trade agreements with China. To avoid domination by the West, Japan opened its doors to foreign influences and became a modern industrialized power.
