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imperalism asia 4 reasons

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  1. strategic importance of pacific island (samoa)
  2. second industrial revolution
  3. scramble effect :competition against countries
  4. Chinese political instability
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India sepoy rebellion

british east india company

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1857-58

1750

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imperialism in china (what happened)

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British india sold opium to china

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china banned opium

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1830

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first opium war, britain against china

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1839-1842 , china lost

britain gained trading privileges and 5 cities for free trade

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Taiping rebellion and civil war

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1850-1864; it was cause by political instability after their defeat against britain

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second opium war

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1856-1860; china against uk, russia and france

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war between china and japan: china looses korea, taiwan

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1894-1895

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1899-1900

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boxer rebllion : chinese secret society are rebelling agains foreigners. but they loose once again.

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what france did in indochina in 19th century

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extended control on vietnam, laos and cambodia

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1630 to 1853 (not important)

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japan is isolated

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1853

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commodore matthew perry took 2 japanese port

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what does this causes ?

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political instability and civil war

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1868 new government

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emperor mutusuhito

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what did he bring to the country?

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modern revolution, a lots of technology

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1894-1895

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japan in war with china. result= japan become a great power

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1904-1905

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war against russia (japan). first defeat of european power

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19th century: american expansion…

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in war with mexico, USA gained texas, california, new mexico

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1867 USA purchase…

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Alaska from russia

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USA also possess something in the pacific island

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coaling stations

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1898 spanish war-american

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USA gained cuba, guam, phillipines, puerto rico and hawaii

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panama independence

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1903

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fashoda crisis

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1898

24
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different imperial aims in africa

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France: west-east
Britain: north-south

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second anglo-boer war

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1899-1902: africans are called boers.

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in 1700-1800

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white settlers came to live in south africa and installed their rules

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creation of 2 idependent boer republics in south africa

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transvaal and orange free state

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whate are discovred in the boer state

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diamonds and gold

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1899-1902

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war to place boer states under british, bc of gold and diamonds

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description of both armies

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british: large but unprepared
boer: guerilla warfare

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british army are savage…

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burned farms and land
concentration camps
starvation and disease
(britain won)

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1909

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union of south africa

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segregation of black people

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apartheid 1948-1994

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Origins of world war 1

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archduke franz Ferdinand was assasinated by Gavrilo Princip in Bosna, 1914

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longterm causes

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nationalism in eastern europe, ottoman empire and austrian-hungary empire (divided force)

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there is a lot of nationalities in one empire

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these nationalities need to break upwith the empire to create their own nation

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serbia became a state

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1835-(1878)

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their main goal:

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create a bigger serbia

39
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serbia wants to conquer ….

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Bosnia and asked the help of russia (THEY REFUSED)

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1908

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A-H annexed Bosnia to avoid a greater Serbia

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Serbia’s solution to nationalist frustration

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Formation of serb terrorists groups in Bosnia

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Rival Alliances

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imperial competition and conflict

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after 1871 balance of power change in europe…

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Creation of Germany= center of gravity

france is week and isolated

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German alliances 1879

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Duel Monarchy- Germany + A-H

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1882 Tripple Alliance

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Germany+ A-H + Italy

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1887 reinsurance treaty

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Germany+ Russia (brilliant treaty made by Otto Von Bismarck) gave money to Russia

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Goals of Germany

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To isolate france

To avoid two-front war with france and russia

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New german emperor William II - 1890

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he’s resignated Bismarck and all the progress he made with alliances.

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what did he end?

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alliance with russia

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1905

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first moroccan crisis

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William II went in morroco, goal:

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block french expansion in north africa. but France is helped by brittain and morroco become a french sphere of influence.

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second moroccan crisis

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moroccan rebellion, french crushed the. but germany send gunboat to intimidate french….

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Franco-Russian alliance

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1894

54
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triple entente 1907

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britain-france-russia

55
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triple alliance

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germany-A-H-Italy

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