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Imperialism in Africa and S.E. Asia
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Imperialism in Africa and S.E. Asia
• Imperialism- The extension of a nation’s power over other lands
• New Imperialism- Nations sought direct control over vast territories
• They needed new markets and raw materials like rubber oil and tin
• They also needed to get more colonies than their rivals
• Social Darwinism- The fit are victorious and some races are naturally inferior
• White Man’s Burden- Europeans had a moral responsibility to civilize primitive people
• Singapore for traffic to stop on its way to China
• Burma to protect interests in India and provide a land route to China
• Vietnam to stop British advances
• Protectorate- a political unit that depends on another government for its protection
• Direct Rule-Local elites were removed from power and replaced with a new set of officials brought from the mother country
• Indirect Rule- Local rulers were allowed to maintain their positions of authority
• The European countries sold textiles and goods in exchange for natural resources like peanuts, timber, hides and palm oil
• This caused European nations to set up a more permanent presence
• Suez Canal- a canal to link the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean
• British bought the rights to it causing an Egyptian revolt
• Britain suppressed the revolt and took direct control of Egypt
• David Livingstone explored the interior of Africa
• Indigenous- native to a region
• Well educated Africans resented European rule and worked to regain control of their own territories