1. Global Imperialism (1850-1914)
India, China, Africa and the White Man’s Burden
Chapter 27 and 28

2. Activities and Doc Review
P (1,4,5) (Africa)
DBQ P785 (1-4) Partners – Imperialism Views
P (3-5) (N.Africa)
P (1,3,4) India
P (3,4) China
P (4,5) Japan
Hisotry Channel Clip: Boxer Uprising
NEW VISIONS:
a) Introduction – Visual Exploration #1 and #2
b) Imperialism Case Study - India(10.4)
c) Response to Imperialism – Boxers; Vid Clip option

3. I) Africa and The White Man’s Burden
Goals: Wealth, Power – British Superiority… why?
Military Superiority and Shipping Tech
Educational level - literacy
Social Darwinism/Racism
God and Faith: Missionary Work
Ex. Cecil Rhodes
Ex. Rudyard Kipling’s ode to the US/Phillipines

4. B) Questionable Methods
Berlin Conference – divided Africa among European
powers w/o African Representation at the meeting.
2) Contracts – See “Contract with an African King”
3) Manipulation/Heresay: See Letter from
Menelik II (Ethiopia)

5. II) India – The Jewel of the Crown
Largest supplier of raw materials AND labor (300,000,000 people at slave wages!)
Run by East India Company (corporate thugs) who wisely hired sepoys, or Indian soldiers…why?
Opium trade surfaces with China for tea…
Sepoy Rebellion – over gun cartridges made with beef/pork, sacred animals. Uprising lasts 1 year, but begins era of direct British rule… the Raj. Quote p794
Viceroy
Slowly, nationalist movement takes hold during later 1800’s due to second-class status as citizens.
Kohinoor Diamond (above – ironic?)

6. III) China - Resistance
Opium trade (through India) caused great harm to the Chinese people over the first few decades of 1800’s. Leads to Opium War
Qing Dynasty saw the addiction problem and since the Brits had no intention of stopping – war broke out. Quickly won by more advanced Brits. Gained Hong Kong
Growing resentment leads to a massive peasant uprising in 1850’s-60’s (Taiping Rebellion) and in the disarray, other countries move in to establish Spheres of Influence.
Open Door Policy (1899) established between US, China, and others to protect trade and prevent colonization.
Still, Chinese Nationalists called Boxers would stage a Rebellion against foreign domination “Death to the foreign devils.” It too failed, but by then the Qing Dynasty saw the light and began to reform

7. IV) Japan
Rocked out of isolationism and feudal system by appearance of Commodore Matthew Perry’s steam powered ships in Early “Handshake Deal”
Out of fear/intimidation – they allow for trade, and others countries would follow.
Tokugawa Shogunate (left) forced out by people tired of feudal system and perceived global weakness. Shogun/Daimyo power diminishes
Mutsuhito (right) “restores” Emperor, but modernizes Japan - shipping, builds an empire, ruling for 45 years. Called the Meiji Era ( ). Attacks China, Russia, occupies Korea.
AKA: MEIJI RESTORATION

8. Decline of Feudalism = Meiji Restoration 1868
Now the Emperor what have real power