HIS241H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: South Manchuria Railway, Cecil Rhodes, Travel Literature
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Thursday, august 9: on the road to armageddon: europe at the turn of the century. The root of imperialism outside of the americas portugal, netherlands, france, gb, and sweden present. Mogul emp falls apart and euro takes advantage of political division. East india company controls india and maintains large private army. Rumor of rifles with cartridges dipped in animal fat to offend india groups causes rebellion and affect gb trade. 1880s, gb wins and india becomes a british colony. Attempts to modernize customs, but exploitation continues. British govt only gets involved with such things when its merchant ventures are threatened. To secure access to the profitable areas, you first take less profitable territories. Impulse: leopold ii and the congo: belgium explores the congo and claims ownership, french try to take the congo, but gb, portugal and belgium have come together, and prevent them.
