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COLONIAL EMPIRES AND OCCUPATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COLONIES -…
COLONIAL EMPIRES AND OCCUPATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COLONIES
Colonial empires in 1914
other countries also had colonies in Africa
Germany colonised
Namibia, Togo
Cameroon and Tanzania
Belgium colonised
Congo
Italy colonised
Libya
Eritrea
part of Somalia
Spain colonised
part of the Sahara
Equatorial Guinea
north of Morocco
Portugal colonised
Angola
Mozambique
United Statesd extended influence in Latin America
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Panama
annexed islands of Hawaii and Philippines
Japan fought against Russia in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905 for control of Manchuria
Russia was defeated, so concentrated on Siberia and Central Asia
Occupation and administration of the colonies
During imperialims (1870-1914) colonising powers wanted
complete political control
economic control
territorial control
3 estages in the colonisation of an area
political and administrative control
organisation of the colonial economy
occupation by conquest
Each colony had a specific value for the colonising country
settler colonies
protectorates
exploitation colonies
Colonial empires
largest ones
France
Great Britain
other countries began
1870 and 1914
European powers, United States and Japan colonised
most of Africa
Asia
Oceania