Chapter 22: Nationalism and Imperialism (1840 - 1914)

1. Chapter 22: Nationalism and Imperialism(1840 - 1914) 22.5 – The Effect of Imperialism on Asia

2. India’s Importance to Britain • Moghul Empire ruled most of India in 1500’s and 1600’s, but collapsed in 1707 • India was divided into many weak, independent states • In 1858, the British government took over direct rule of India

3. India important to Britain because its large population provided an important market for British goods • In the late 1800’s, Russia threatened India on its northwest boundaries • To protect India, Britain took over neighboring Afghanistan

4. Southeast Asia’s Importance to Europe • In the late 1800’s, France took over much of SE Asia • France took control of Indochina • The British took over Burma to keep the French from expanding westward

5. More Trade With China • For years Chinese rulers had allowed only limited trade with other countries • Europeans forced China to give them special trade rights

6. After 1842, Great Britain, France, Germany, and Russia took over Chinese land and important sea ports • Divided it up into 4 different trading areas; Each European power controlled the trade in one of these areas • Called Sphere of Influence • An area in which only one foreign country can trade

7. Japan in 1867 • A revolution ended the rule of the shotgun • After 1867, Japan adopted western ideas in transportation and education • Became a military power • Wrote a constitution based on the German system Bismark had developed • Emperor Meiji made Japan into a modern and powerful nation

8. Imperialistic Japan • From 1894 to 1895, Japan went to war with China • China lost and gave Japan some of its territory • In 1904, Japan went to war with Russia and won again

9. In 1858, ___ took over direct rule of India. • In the late 1800’s Great Britain took over ___. • In the late 1800’s, ___ took over much of Southeast Asia. • ___ became a military power after its revolution in 1867. • Japan became a world power after it defeated China in 1895 and ___ in 1904. C.T.) China was once the most powerful and richest country in the world. But in the 1800’s, Europeans began to control its trade. Why?