In 1922, Britain had control over nearly one quarter of all the land on Earth. After the Industrial Revolution, Europe realized that they could gain mass amounts of resources from other countries. In 1757, the British East India company took control of India, and used their resources for factories back in Britain. India was regarded as their most profitable and useful colony. In 1857, the Sepoy Rebellion took place, and Britain came in and officially took complete political, economic, and social
Imperialism is derived from the Latin word “imperium,” which means, rule over large territories. Imperialism can also be defined as “a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means. Looking back at the history of imperialism, one country used it in many of its dominated in order to grow as one. Great Britain, in particular, used its imperialist ways in India, South Africa, China, the Crimean war, and Egypt in the 19th century. The
disrupted the supply of the material resources they contributed to the metropolis, Punch focused on the threat posed to the advance of the civilising mission. In so doing, it celebrated and conformed to the ethical and political ideologies of British imperialism discussed in the previous part. Punch depicted the people who carried out the suppression of the revolts as having ‘saved’ the two territories
The British East India company held India in its grasp until the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857 happened. Because of the rebellion England decided to take more control over the colony by having the actual government take root and complete control in 1857. With Britain having taken over India they turned it into a very efficient colony and maximizing its potential, while also putting controlling and racist laws to Indians and restricting them in most ways, by forcing them to farm non food crops, destroying
The harsh and repressive rule of the Dutch accounts for the outbreak of armed struggles. The Dutch, like the French were reluctant decolonisers, as they viewed Indonesia as the centerpiece of the Dutch overseas interests and were determined to re-assert their control through the use of force. They refused to recognize Sukarno’s declaration of Independence in August 1945 and launched two police actions. Dutch tried to keep the nationalist actions in check in the Linggadjati Agreement where they proposed
and India reorganized themselves from an era of western imperialism to their present day status. British imperialism in China and India brought very differing responses from both countries. Although, the British impacted both these countries, the British directly governed India, while China on the other hand did not entail direct British rule. During the 1700’s, Queen Elizabeth I of England chartered a joint-stock company called the British East India Company. The main intention of the company was
The Age of Imperialism affected Europe and the rest of the world positively and negatively. Imperialism is the act when a stronger country seizes a weaker country. The strong countries that were seizing other countries were Britain, America, and Europe. These countries were often competing against each other to capture other countries. They all wanted countries in Africa and India, which led to many battles. The Europeans were controlling a lot of countries through imperialism. The reasons for
New Imperialism Imperialism in the late 19th century and early 20th century became widespread throughout Europe, predominantly between the four major European powers of Germany, England, and France. As Britain was a leading industrial and commercial powerhouse, countries such as Germany and France felt the need to expand their empire in order to maintain the balance of power. Imperialism opened up new doors to trade as well as the potential to exploit natural resources. New Imperialism became more
Gallagher’s article in 1953 entitled ‘The Imperialism of Free Trade’, there was been a range of historiographical debate on its validity and usefulness when used to explain British expansion in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. This essay acknowledges both sides of the argument, but will state that despite some historiographical debate on the contrary, the concept of ‘informal empire’ possesses more strengths than weaknesses when understanding British imperialism. This essay will disregard Platt
Imperialism happens when a stronger country conquers a weaker country, often by using force to get power over them. The years are 1850-1914 are referred to as “The New Age of Imperialism.” Some nations that practiced imperialism are France, Belgium, Great Britain, German empire, Italy, Portugal, Spain and The United States. Countries practiced imperialism because it gave them more resources available without having to import from other countries. Some countries practiced imperialism to take advantage