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Imperialism (Africa CAAAF6B3-7FCE-48B4-B499-6EBF63EEC7A4 (Important…

- - - - European Countries met together between 1884-1885 and made rules for the division of Africa without the African leader’s consent or knowledge.
    - - The first war in 1880 resulted in the Bears winning and keeping their territory, Transuaal. The second war ended with the British winning and the Beor Republic joined the Union of South Africa.
    - - When the British (Anglo) were colonizing Africa, they came across the Zulus. The Zulus were unwilling to submit to British rule, which caused the Anglo-Zulu war in 1879. The Zulus won.
  - - - A chief of the Zulus who used disciplined warriors and military organization.
    - - Dutch settlers in Africa.
    - - A king of Belgium. He commissioned Henry Stanley to obtain land in the Congo for resources such as rubber.
  - - - Colonizers exploited African workers by paying them next to nothing and were threatened with violence for non-compliance. After they refused to work, Africans fled their homes and went into hiding to avoid confrontation.
    - - The Chilembwe’s War was a fight against British rule in modern day Malawi. The war was mainly caused by British mistreatment of famine refugees from Mozambique.
- - - - The third Mughal emperor.
    - - Native Indian soldiers that are working for the British.
    - - Leader of the East India Company troops in the Battle of Plassey,
  - - - In 1880, a famine occurred in India because of war, inflation, crop failure, government policies, and population imbalance between the British and the Indians
    - - The Battle of Plassey took place in Bengal, and began the East India Company’s colonization of India, and after their victory their presence expanded to cover most of India.
  - - - The Indian mutiny was an unsuccessful rebellion from Indian troops against the British in 1857-59, caused by many things, but mainly new cartridges that supposedly used grease from pigs and cows, which was insulting to the Indians’ religion.
    - - The Hindu resented new policies that went against their religion and the country’s wealth was spent on a military campaign in the south, which caused religious groups to break away from the Empire.
- - - - A ruler of the Ottoman Empire, which began to decline after his death.
  - - - In 1853, Russia attacked the Ottoman Empire in hopes of gaining their sea trade ports. The Ottoman Empire won, but still lost their land.
    - - A war between Russia and Britain for India, that was fought in Afghanistan until the British withdrew in 1881.
  - - - Britain wanted oil from Persia and Russia wanted the gulf. In 1907 Persia got divided between powers without knowing. Under British rule, Persia boycotted tobacco, which caused riots
- - - - The beginning battle of the Spanish-American War occurred on the Philippine islands. The Filipinos supported the U.S in this war because they wanted to gain independence from Spain.
    - - Emilio Aguinaldo led the Filipino nationalists in the war fighting for the Philippines independence from the U.S. The war took place in the Philippines capital, Manila in 1899.
    - - Burma and the Malay Peninsula was claimed by the British. Malacca, Sumatra, parts of Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas, Bali, and Java were claimed by the Dutch East India Company. Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia were claimed by the French. The Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam were claimed by the U.S.
  - - - He ruled over Siam/Thailand, and was able to keep his land independant by modernizing the country with his son.
    - - The leader of the Filipino Nationalists, he claimed that the U.S promised independence after the Spanish-American war ended.
    - - The only queen of Hawaii, and Hawaii’s last monarch. She created a constitution to give her and her people more power at the cost of wealthy planters.