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Historical Globalization - Coggle Diagram
Historical Globalization
India
Key individuals:
Serdar Udham Singh
Advocated for justice in the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in which hundreds of civilians were killed
He killed the former lieutenant governor of Punjab in 1940, who had supported the massacre
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Symbolized resistance against oppression and inspired future generations in fight for India's independence
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Sepoy Rebellion
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Sparked over frustration with British over high taxes, control over lands, and lack of respect for local culture and leaders
Uprisings across the country involving both civilians and soldiers, major battles in Kanpur, Lucknow, and Delhi
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Led to the British taking direct control of India in the British Raj in 1858, leading to political, cultural, and economic control
Bengal Famine
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Churchill blamed the famine on the Indians, revealing racism in colonial polciies
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Triangular Trade
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African slaves were brought to the Americas to work on plantations, raw materials and resources were brought to Europe to make manufactured goods. manufactured goods were traded for African slaves
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Scramble for Africa
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Driven by industrialization, where new resources were needed to produce goods and colonies would also serve as markets to sell those goods
Also driven by need for strategic trade routes and military bases, ethnocentrism, and to enhance national power and influence
Old vs new imperialism
Old Imperialism
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Dominated by European powers like Britain, France, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal
Colonies primarily in Africa, Asia, Americas
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New Imperialism
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Emergence of industrialized nations like Germany, Italy and Japan
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Rwandan Genocide 1994
Sparked because of Belgian colonial policies that exacerbated ethnic divisions within Rwanda, favoring the Tutsis over the Hutus and Twa
After the Hutu president was assassinated, it led to a hundred days of killing Tutsis in which over 800,000 people were killed
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