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IMPERIALISM IN INDIA AND AFRICA
Imperialism
British East India Company
Decline of Mughal Empire British East India Company controlled 3/5 of India because India was culturally divided (many languages and traditions) & superior weapons
Goals of Company – make money, build roads (connect for trade), preserve peace, and curtail crime
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Problems/Issues with British Rule
Required Indian soldiers to serve any where overseas travel against religion
Allowed Hindu women to remarry (against religion)
Cartridges (bite tips off to use) greased with animal fat (cow – problem with Hindus or Pig – problem with Muslims)
Insensitive to beliefs and customs of Indian people
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Sepoy Rebellion
Sepoy- Muslim or Indian SoldiersSepoys refused to load the rifles ( Animal-fat
on bullets) Sepoy MutinySepoys massacred British men,
women, and childrenBritish crushed revolt Indian Villages and
slaughtered thousands of IndiansBritish government took over control of
India – no longer controlled the company.
British Rule in India - Pros
Built roads and railroadsImproved communication (telegraph and postal
system)Medical improvementsNew farming techniques increased food
supply (led to population growth)Legal system – justice for all
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British Rule in India - Cons
Hurt India’s hand weaving industry – sold machine made goods in India (machine made goods are cheaper/more of them)
Pushed farmers to grow cash crops (cotton) – strain on food supply (could not support large population) www.tapestry house.com
Imperialism in Africa
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Imperialism in Africa African Imperialism
Imperialism in Africa - Egypt
Suez Canal 1. Connected the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea – short cut
between Europe and Asia (no longer have to go around Africa to get to Indian Ocean) 2. Built in 1869 with Egyptian labor and French money 3. Eventually, British purchased Egypt’s
shares in the canal British occupied Egypt
by 1882
Suez Canal
Imperialism in Africa – South Africa
Dutch arrived in the Cape of Good Hope in 1652 (pit stop between Netherlands and Asia)
Dutch settlers (Boers) established large farmsBritish took over the Cape Colony in the 1800s
– conflict between British and Boers
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Imperialism in Africa – South Africa
1830s – Boers moved north to escape British rule (Great Trek)
Discovery of gold and diamonds in Boer territory led to conflict
1899 – Boers vs. British (Boer Wars)Britain won1902 – Boer republics became part of
Union of South Africa, controlled by the British
Imperialism in Africa – Ethiopia and Liberia
Ethiopia and Liberia – only two nations to remain independent during the age of imperialism
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Impact of Colonial Rule - Pros
Reduced local warfareImproved sanitationBuilt hospitals (increased life expectancy)
and schools (improved literacy)Built railroads, dams, and telephone and
telegraph lines
Impact of Colonial Rule - Cons
Africans lost control of their land and independence
Many died of new diseases such as smallpox
Many died trying t http://laprensa-sandiego.org o resist European control
Famine due to growth of cash crops instead of food
Breakdown of traditional African culture
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