HIST 1011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Niger River, Rough Crossings, European Colonialism
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Observations: (1) taiping is a larger rebellion than the sepoy mutiny. (2) taiping is using a language to legitimize by the christianity--globalization exposed him to the language. (3) taiping ensures china"s subjugation to informal imperial sphere by. Indian rebellion: small and short lived uprising, over in 18 months, widespread. Those who rebel is a class of winners in colonialism. Subjugation by 1858 ensure india"s position as the crown jewel of. Victoria"s proclamation: directly administered by british crown. Mid to late 19th century--first world war. Massive expansion of european formal empires globally. Everywhere has been claimed by european global power (including the united. Europeans are present, coastal colonies and coastal enclaves. Saharan africa, center of european attentions and interests. S. africa becomes british because of napoleonic wars. Gives a picture into european imaginations into africa. Facilitated by lack of presence of europeans into africa. Central trading activity: contact and engagement with slave trade. Banned by royal navy 1807 (rough crossings)
