Imperialism: Europe reaches out

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  1. 2. British trained Indian soldiers rebelled and fought against the British, the rebellion was crushed by soldiers loyal to the British, and afterwards, the British gov took formal control of India.
  2. 6. used by the USA to exert influence in South America and the Caribbean, written in 1823, prohibited efforts of European nations to interfere in North and South America,the USA would consider any meddling by Europe in the region to be viewed as an act of aggression.
  3. 10. the British placed areas of China under their exclusive economic control, cheap textiles brought in from Britain hurt local Chinese industries.
  4. 12. new technological developments that occurred during the industrial revolution allowed for rapid speed of imperialism, the steamboat, telegraph, railroads, medicines and military technology were used to reach the interior regions of Africa and Asia
  5. 13. Chinese society and pride were hurt being under control of Europe , Chinese people rebelled against their Chinese rulers (1850-1864), millions of Chinese citizens were killed as the Chinese government with European helped put down the rebellion.
  6. 14. cut down the time to travel by ship to New York to San Francisco from 68 days to 20 days , built by the US after Panamanian rebels declared their independence from Colombia in 1904.
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  1. 1. type of imperialism in which a dominate country has influence over a region ; however, it doesn't directly control the politics or economy of the controlled region, was used by the U.S primarily in Latin America
  2. 3. item British were selling to the Chinese to raise money to buy tea, the Chinese gov sentenced dealers to death, the British gov declared war on china and easily defeated the Chinese with superior weaponry, the Chinese economy was damaged and china was force to open ports of trade.
  3. 4. Belgian ruler, controlled the Congo in the centers of Africa, treated the natives harshly, killing millions to increase production of rubber on his plantations.
  4. 5. fearful that the United States would be shout out of China's profitable trade , the US proposed equal trading rights for all nations in china in 1899
  5. 7. a twenty year rapid expansion of imperialism in Africa (1870-1890), most Africa was in control of European powers such as Britain, Germany , France , Spain , and Italy .
  6. 8. built by the French and completed in 1869 , provided the shortest route from Europe to east Africa, India and Asia, was threatened by revolt in the 1800s, the British stopped the revolt and took control of Egypt
  7. 9. British imperialist, planned to build a railroad from Egypt to South America
  8. 11. the political and economic control of one area or country by another , vast colonial empires were created by European powers in Africa, Asia , and in the pacific .