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Industrial Revolution
Included cheap raw materials to cheap energy. Industrial Revolution changed the way of Imperialism. After the revolution, western powers used weapons and ships to defeat or conquer much of Africa. -
Types of Imperialism
Colony, Protectorate, and Spheres of Influence are all the types of imperialism. Colonies were under control of foreign power. Protectorate had foreign power provide protection. Spheres of Influence was trading in China -
Opium Wars
This event exemplified the horrors and dominance of the west. Two wars involving China and Britain disputes over trade. -
Sepoy Mutiny
This was the first Indian revolt. It was a revolt of sepoy troops in British India. It resulted in the transfer of the administration of India. -
Meiji Restoration
It restored imperial rule to Japan. Shogunate was overthrown. Rapid modernization of Japan. Japan becomes the most industrialized nation in Asia. -
Source of the Nile
Dr. Linvingstone disappeared in this area and he was a explorer and missionary. King Leopold sent his to find materials in the Nile -
Berlin Conference
This conference regulated European colonization and trade in Africa.
They coincided with Germany's emergence as an imperial power. -
White Man's Burden
The theme was it was a white man's duty to rule the other people of the world for the benefit of both. -
Boxer Rebellion
This rebellion symbolized the end of China's efforts to strike back. This was against foregin influence in religion, politics, and trade. -
God, Gold, and Glory
God, Gold, and Glory are over at this time. It was the general explanation fo explanation. Then the Industrial Revolution occurred.