AP World History - Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization

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Why did Europe colonize so aggressively?
Industrialism was in full force and Europe needed raw materials not available in their countries - gave countries great wealth
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Transnational Businesses
international corporations that strengthened Europe’s economic power in Asia and Africa
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European Justification for Colonization
Europe was ethnocentric - other cultures were barbaric and uncivilized:


1. **Social Darwinists**: applied natural selection to sociology - there were dominant races or classes, therefore Britain was the most powerful/fit
2. They had a moral obligation to civilize others (“**White Man’s Burden**”)
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Desirability of India
* Had many luxuries to Europeans - tea, sugar, silk, salt, jute
* Very vulnerable to external powers after wars in 18th century Mughal empire and religious conflict
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Seven Year’s War
France and England battled each other for colonial superiority and Britain won
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British East India Company
Joint-stock company like a multinational corporation - had exclusive British trade rights in India - led by **Robert Clive**
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Sepoy Mutiny (1857)
Indians who worked for British as soldiers were called Sepoys - they rebelled against British Muslim/Hindu disrespect, but failed
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Empress of India
Queen Victoria - above almost 300 million Indian subjects

* Sent last ruler of Mughal Empire Bahadur Shah II into exile
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Indian National Congress (1885)
group of Indians formed fighting for independence - wouldn’t be achieved until mid-20th century
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Before European Imperialism in China
Up until 1830s, Europe could only trade with China in city of Canton - China was relatively isolationist, until Europe gained industrial power
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Opium Wars
British traders brought Opium to China in 1773 and widespread addiction was caused - forbidden and seized in 1839

* Britain wanted to continue trade, so brought war to China
* Second Opium War occurred in 1856 for four years when Britain tried to further trade and China lost again - all of China opened to trade
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Treaty of Nanjing
Before second Opium War - China forced to sign **unequal treaty** that gave Britain considerable rights to expand trade with China
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White Lotus Rebellions (beginning of 18th century)
Chinese Buddhists who were frustrated over taxes and government corruption
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Taiping Rebellion (mid-18th century)
Chinese rebels led by religious zealot who almost succeeded in taking down Manchu government
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Self-Strengthening Movement (1860s)
Chinese Manchu Dynasty attempt to get its act together, which failed
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When did Korea declare independence from China?
1876
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Sino-French War (1883)
Chinese lost control of Vietnam
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Sino-Japanese War (1894)
China defeated by Japan in war over influence in Korea
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Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895)
China forced to hand control of Taiwan to Japan and give them trading rights
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Open Door Policy (1900)
US pledged to support sovereignty of Chinese government and equal trading to prevent full British takeover - despite barring Chinese immigrants from US in 1882 (**Chinese Exclusion Act**)
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Boxers
Chinese peasant nationalists attempted to rebel by slaughtering Christian missionaries and controlling foreign embassies in response to government’s defeats and concessions to the West, but failed
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Boxer Protocol (1901)
China forced to pay Europeans and Japanese Boxer rebellion costs
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Crumbling of Chinese Culture
Lost almost all their areas of influence in the past decades, leading to imperial government ending in 1911 and a republic established
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Japan before Europe Imperialism
Japan kept Europeans away in 17th and 18th centuries - until European and US appetite for power intensified and **Commodore Matthew Perry** arrived from US in a steamboat in 1853 - Japan felt obligated to join industrialized world
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Treaty of Kanagawa (1854)
Trade agreement with Japan and the West - Samurai revolted against shogun who ratified it and restored Emperor Meiji to power
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Meiji Restoration
Era of Japanese westernization - Japan became a world power

* 1870s: built railways and steamships, abolished samurai warrior class
* Prioritized military power - took control of Korea and Taiwan from China in 1895 - military pageantry became a cultural movement
* 1890s: Japan became powerful enough to reduce European and US influence
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Europeans and Interior Africa
Remained unknown to Europeans - only costal regions used for limited trade, ship stopping points, and the slave trade
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Europe Abolishes the Slave Trade
1807-1820 - most European nations abolished slave trade as Enlightenment principles gained more force

* slavery officially abolished a few decades later
* No new enslaved people entered Europe but those still in slavery were not free until mid-century
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Imperialism in South Africa
Dutch first arrived and settled Cape Town - British seized it in 1795
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Boer War (1899-1902)
South African Dutch (Boers) moved northeast and discovered diamonds and gold - British followed and fought the Boer War to gain rights to resources, which they won
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Industrialization in Europe
When Napoleon tried to take control of Egypt in 18th century during the weak Ottoman rule, **Muhammad Ali** defeated the French and the ruling Ottoman Empire in 1805 - began industrialization and agriculture expansions
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Suez Canal
Constructed by Egypt with French and completed in 1869 - connected Mediterranean to Indian Ocean (eventually British took control of it too)
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Berlin Conference (1884)
Otto van Bismarck hosted European powers in Berlin in 1884 to discuss land claims in African Congo - encouraging colonialism

* By 1914, almost all of Africa was colonized by Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Belgium (except Ethiopia and Liberia)
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Europe Imperialism in Africa
* Europeans added substantial infrastructure to the continent, but stripped Africa of resources


* Most exercised direct rule and implementation of customs over African people
* Disregarded African boundaries, cut tribal land in half or forced enemy tribes together, ignoring history and culture
* Traditional African culture also started falling apart
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Monroe Doctrine
US President Monroe declared Western Hemisphere off-limits to Europeans in 1823 - Britain agreed out of fear of Spain’s potential actions
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Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine
US would be responsible for intervening in financial disputes between Americas and Europe, if to maintain peace because Europe was still investing in Latin industry
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Panama Canal
US was exercising own imperialism over Latin America - built their **Panama Canal** in Panama
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Spanish-American War (1898)
US aided Cuba in their conflict with Spain

* defeated Spain and gained control over Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Cuba (given independence in exchange for construction of US military bases)

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