The British in Africa to 1910. The world was shrinking.
Steamships replaced sailing ships in the transport of goods and military men. Steam driven locomotives made transport easier between colonized ports and inland, with raw materials being transferred from the interiors to the ports, and soldiers being transferred from the ports inland. The telegraph tied distances closer together. At the turn of the century, the British were letting the Egyptians run their own internal affairs. The British were content to maintain control over the Suez Canal and to remain in charge of military and foreign affairs in Egypt. European Imperialism in the 19th Century. British in Africa. Global rating average: 0.0 out of 50.00.00.00.00.0 These sites contain information on colonial Africa.
There are maps, photographs, and other primary source documents, as well as essays and interviews with contemporary authors and experts. Africa-partition-map. Boxer Rebellion. Home | 1901-WW2 Index TURN of the CENTURY IMPERIALISM (1 of 6) The Boxer Uprising | British in Africa, to 1910 | French Colonialism and Vietnam, to 1908 | Germans in Africa, Asia and Oceania | The Dutch, Portuguese and Belgians | The Russo-Japanese War At the beginning of the twentieth century, Britain, France, Russia, Japan and Germany controlled parts of China.
The British had led the way in forcing themselves onto the Chinese, with the others not far behind. Foreign powers controlled much of China's economy.