China (Boxer Rebellion), 1900–01. Boxer Rebellion. Empire, commonwealth and de-colonisation. Hong Kong - Government and society. BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Opium Wars. British Imperialism in China. By Tao He The primary motive of British imperialism in China in the nineteenth century was economic.
There was a high demand for Chinese tea, silk and porcelain in the British market. However, Britain did not possess sufficient silver to trade with the Qing Empire. Thus, a system of barter based on Indian opium was created to bridge this problem of payment. The subsequent exponential increase of opium in China between 1790 and 1832 brought about a generation of addicts and social instability. This Research Guide is divided into four main components. A Political Cartoon depicting the Open Door Policy Spense, Jonathan D. Porter, Andrew. Hong Kong profile - Timeline. A chronology of key events: 1842 - China cedes Hong Kong island to Britain after the First Opium War.
Over the decades, thousands of Chinese migrants fleeing domestic upheavals settle in the colony. Image copyright Getty Images 1898 - China leases the New Territories together with 235 islands to Britain for 99 years from 1 July. The impact of colonialism. The Colonization of Africa. Between the 1870s and 1900, Africa faced European imperialist aggression, diplomatic pressures, military invasions, and eventual conquest and colonization.
At the same time, African societies put up various forms of resistance against the attempt to colonize their countries and impose foreign domination. The Story of Africa. Discovering Bristol - an online history of the port and its people. Rise of the British Empire. Origins, Countries, History, & Facts. British Empire, a worldwide system of dependencies—colonies, protectorates, and other territories—that over a span of some three centuries was brought under the sovereignty of the crown of Great Britain and the administration of the British government.
The policy of granting or recognizing significant degrees of self-government by dependencies, which was favoured by the far-flung nature of the empire, led to the development by the 20th century of the notion of a “British Commonwealth,” comprising largely self-governing dependencies that acknowledged an increasingly symbolic British sovereignty.
The term was embodied in statute in 1931. Today the Commonwealth includes former elements of the British Empire in a free association of sovereign states. Read More on This Topic. Migration & Multiculturalism: A British Indian Perspective. Immigration has been on my mind a lot recently due to a range of things; conversations with my mother about post-partition in India, constant headlines about it in the news, and a project I was recently working on about Punjab-UK marriage and integration.
The unit on the theories and politics of multiculturalism during my Masters degree was definitely worth it! India ‘Breaks’ Free In 1947 India and Pakistan gained independence as the British Raj finally came to an end since its inception in 1858. The Story of India - Photo Gallery. India's colonization supplied Europe with raw materials and a market for its exports for centuries, a commercial exchange that would closely entwine the economies, cultures, and people of India and Britain.
Vasco da Gama's 1498 arrival in India established a sea route from Europe, and during the following centuries, the Dutch, British, Portuguese, and French would build settlements in port cities throughout the region. The collapse of the Mughal Empire in the eighteenth century after the reign of Aurangzeb left a power vacuum that the British East India Company and the French East India Company were eager to fill. By the late 18th century, the French had lost power in the region, and the British dominated trade through protectionist measures that required Indian exports to be transported on British ships. The British focused on consolidating their sovereignty, acquiring lands by military conquest and by exploiting divisions among Indian states and religious groups.
Government of the Raj 1858-1914. As the Crown took over rule in India in 1858, so Parliament's involvement in Indian affairs increased.
History - British History in depth: From Empire to Independence: The British Raj in India 1858-1947. Rise of the British Empire. Empire. This collection illustrates different aspects of colonial life in India and Africa over the past four centuries.
History - British History in depth: The British Presence in India in the 18th Century. BBC - History - British History in depth: Britain's Empire in 1815. Industrialization and imperialism. Reading History: European Imperialism in the 19th Century. Motives for Imperialism. Motives for Imperialism Five Motives for Imperialism Various motives prompt empires to seek to expand their rule over other countries or territories.
These include economic, exploratory, ethnocentric, political, and religious motives. Economic: Imperial governments, and/or private companies under those governments, sought ways to maximize profits. Economic expansion demanded cheap labor, access to or control of markets to sell or buy products, and natural resources such as precious metals and land; governments have met these demands by hook (tribute) or by crook (plunder). Exploratory: Imperial nations or their citizens wanted to explore territory that was, to them, unknown. Ethnocentric: Imperial nations sometimes believed that their cultural values or beliefs were superior to other nations or groups. European Imperialism: Characteristics, Motives & Effects - Video & Lesson Transcript. The Changing Forms of History. British Imperialism Vintage and Historic Cartoons. Contact Information Toll Free (US/Can): 1-888-880-8357 UK: 01225 789600 Other Countries: +44 1225 789600hq@cartoonstock.com Our Cartoons Our CartoonistsOur CategoriesOur KeywordsAdvanced Search Buying Cartoons Log in or Sign UpMy AccountMy LightboxesPricing.
The British Empire. British Empire. End of Empire (1985), chapter 1: The Beginning of the End. European Imperialism. Modern European Imperialism = Rise and Fall?
With links to SAC & MAPS "Imperialism" may be defined as the projection of state power (preeminently administrative, military and economic) from one sovereign center into regions beyond established frontiers or borders. Throughout most known history, the sovereign center of state power has been a great ruling city ("Metropol", Metropole, or "core" ), exercised in regions either close or far away ("Periphery") [ID]. European history. Reading History: European Imperialism in the 19th Century. Industrialization and imperialism. : Queen Victoria : Low Graphics Site. Crash Course World History.