Chapter 27 Age of Imperalism

By mclaughlinw

  • European Trading with Africa becomes well established

    European Trading with Africa becomes well established

    Nations look to Africa as a source of raw materials to make industrial products

    Stronger Colonial powers take over much of Africa because have stronger governments & economies.

  • Napoleon III proclaims himself emperor of France

    Napoleon III proclaims himself emperor of France

    Napoleon III ordered French army to invade southern Vietnam, then Laos, Cambodia & North Vietman is now states are called Indochina

  • Russian and Crimean War between Russia and Ottomans

    Russia wants to claim a warm water port for trade to Black & Mediterranean Seas

    Britain & France joins Ottomans to fight Russia & they win but later loose control lands that later became Bulgaria

  • Britian takes control of Afgansistan from Persia

    Britian takes control of Afgansistan from Persia

  • Suez Canal links the Mediterranean and Red Seas

    Suez Canal was built using Egyptian labor and French money.

  • Bismark compeltes unification of German Empire

    Bismark compeltes unification of German Empire

  • Battle of Ulandi

    Battle of Ulandi occurs when British Invade Zulu Nation of South Africa & the Zulu's loose the battle.

  • African Territory

    African Territory begins to get invaded by European countries very fast to gain territories

  • Henry Stanley, an American reporter traced the course of the Congo River in Africa.

    Henry Stanley is able to get treaties signed with Congo Chiefs so King Leopold II of Belgium can take control of Congo River Valley

    King Leopold abused Africans in Congo.

  • Berlin Conference Divides Africa. It sets rules for African Colonization

    14 Countries agree that any country from Europe could claim the land if they notified another country that they could control it.

    Europeans wanted to control Africa, its people, land and rich resources

  • Britian takes over the Pacific Rim

    Britian takes over the Pacific Rim to get to China Sea Route that are also rich in minerals, oil & agriculture

    Siam, present day Thialand keep its independence from the colonies. King Mongkut started schools, ended slavery & modernized its government & country

  • Gold

    Gold is discovered in South Africa. Gold is a rich mineral resouce many countries wanted

  • Britian

    Britian takes over the Pacific Rim to get to China Sea Route that are also rich in minerals, oil & agriculture

    Siam, present day Thialand keep its independence from the colonies. King Mongkut started schools, ended slavery & modernized its government & country
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    Boer War, also called the South African War begins in South Africa against the British.

    Boer War was first modern war & Boers wanted to keep Britian from taking over there country, their diamonds & gold. Winston Churchill is captured by Boers and put in prison but escaped 14,000 South Africans dies & many women and childeren were put in concentration camps Britain wins wars against Boers of South Africa.

  • Maji Maji

    Maji Maji was thought to be magic water for that the Africans sprinkled over themselves when they foughagainst Germans. 75,000 African diend in Maji Maji Rebellion agaisnt the Germans

    Germans make changes to way to their government to help colonize the Africans

  • Nationalism

    Nationalism surfaces in India so that India can govern itself. Britian decides to

  • Russia & Britian over Persia

    Persia taken over by Russia & Britain due to unrest over tobacco boycott & riots

  • Belgian Government

    Belgian Government takes over Congo River Valley because King Leopold treats the Congo people poorly & the world

    demands change.

  • Oil

    Persia discovers oil on land & British Companies started to develop Persia's Oil fields.

  • Mexican Revolution Begins

    Mexican Revoultion Begins

  • World War I Begins

  • British claim control of Nigeria

    British claim control of Nigeria and makes it their colony. Most of Africa is under European Control

    Nigeria had 3 main ethnic groups, the Yoruba's, the Igbo's & the Hausa-Fulanis & it was hard for Britain to manage them.

    Yoruba's & Igbo's had traditional religious beliefs

    Hausa-Fulani's were Muslim's with strong central government

  • World War I Ends