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Imperialism Part 2 (Britain gained control of India (British wanted to…
Imperialism Part 2
Britain gained control of India
British wanted to grow cash crops and natural resources for factories.
India was a market for British goods
Britain destroyed Indian factories and forced them to grow cash crops
Starvation was common due to less food in India
Britain built railroads to transport things
Britain got rich off of India
Conflicts between Whites and Indians
Rumor spread between Sepoys the new cartridges had cow and pig fats on them
Sepoys refused cartridges and rebelled after being imprisoned
They lead a bloody war, targeting women and children, hoping the British would leave
British fought back also very violently
British used the telegram and organized quickly to fight back the Rebellion
India
"Jewel of the Crown"
Britain's most prized colony
Sepoys
Indians in the British army
China
Opium
Very addictive drug
Queen Victoria
British Queen
Commissioner Lin
Chinese Ruler, opposed the opium trade
Britain wanted Chinese things
Britain began smuggling Opium to China, so they could get Chinese wealth
Chinese leader destroys Opium
Britain declares war
Britain wins and gives China an unfair treaty
Britain makes it easier to sell Opium in China and gets Hong Kong as well it get more economic influence over China
People got addicted to Opium
Lots of people become poor and also unhealthy so they can't work and make their families poor.
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz had unlimited power
he opened the country to European investment and Scientificos, who advised him, had all the money
American businesses had influence over Mexico
American president - Woodrow Wilson, he let his Mexican ambassador have power over how Mexico is treated
Poor people also wanted power
South
Emiliano Zapato
Wanted Weak Central Government and power to poorer people
North
Pancho Villa
Madero became the leader of the new movement
Wanted Free Elections
They started a rebellion
Madero won
New constitution of 1917 tried keeping Mexican wealth in Mexico
General Huerta
General, lead a conspiracy against Madero