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Empires

Chapter 1 - Brinkley 13th edition

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Chapter One Review Notes (Pd. 6) Reasons for expansion/imperialist efforts: Gold ( in Asia) Spanish gains from expansion- Land Tobacco Trade Cultural interchange Gold importing Formal political strongholds in the new world England vs. Spain Sir Francis Drake in the ?Singeing of the King of Spain?s Beard? (Destruction of the Spanish Armada) Spanish Armada Undermining efforts towards Spain?s economic power in the new world (i.e. luxurious natural resources) Political Structures/Presence in the New World Viceroys/Audiencias/Peninsulares Creoles: Citizens born at colonies by settlers Mestizo: Mixture of Spanish/Native American Mulatto: Mixture of Black/Spanish Native Americans: Driving labor force in the New World

AP EURO NOTES

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Scramble for Africa
British Empire
American imperialism

AP Euro Notes Sec 24-1 pp.752-765 Nalani Story The New Imperialism 1880s-Euro states embarked on intense scramble for overseas territory ?New Imperialism?= led Euros to carve up Asia & Africa What explains the mad scramble for colonies after 1880? Causes of the New Imperialism Existence of competitive nation-states after 1870=undoubtedly a major determinant for growth of new imperialism Euro affairs=grew tense heightened competition spurred Euro states to acquire colonies abroad that provided ports & coaling stations for their navies GB often expanded into new regions not for economic reasons but to keep the French, Germans, or Russians from setting up bases that could harm British interests Colonies=source of international prestige

APWH Chaper 32 notes

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Chapter?32: The Building of Global Empires Chapter Outline Foundations of empire Motives of imperialism Modern imperialism Refers to domination of industrialized countries over subject lands Domination achieved through trade, investment, and business activities Two types of modern colonialism Colonies ruled and populated by migrants Colonies controlled by imperial powers without significant settlement Economic motives of imperialism European merchants and entrepreneurs made personal fortunes Overseas expansion for raw materials: rubber, tin, copper, petroleum Colonies were potential markets for industrial products Political motives Strategic purpose: harbors and supply stations for industrial nations Overseas expansion used to defuse internal tensions

AP world chapter 33

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Cecil John Rhodes: monopoly on diamond business, good in gold, and in politics, wanted British expansion everywhere Racism and nationalism forms just like with Napoleon Motives of imperialism Modern imperialism Refers to domination of industrialized countries over subject lands, specifically European powers often through ?led to increased connected ness, imperials are Europeans, US, and Japan. Domination achieved through trade, investment, and business activities Two types of modern colonialism Colonies ruled and populated by migrants ?settler colonies like North America, Chile, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and south Africa

Chapter 4: The Bonds of Empire

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CHAPTER 4: The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750 Rebellion and War, 1660-1713 Before Restoration (1660), England made little attempt to weld colonies Royal Centralization, 1660-1688 Restoration monarchs disliked representative government Charles II rarely called parliament into session after 1674, and none after 1681 James II wanted to rule as absolute monarch Meant he would never face an elected legislation These 2 kings had little sympathy for Am. Colonial assemblies Charles II?s brother, James (Duke of York) considered elected assemblies ?of dangerous consequence? and forbade them to meet in NY New Eng. tried to resist crown policies and defend self-gov. Mass. 1661= citizens free from laws & decrees from Eng. except for war Colony ignored Navigation Acts

Earth and its People 3rd edition Timeline Chapter 24

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Timeline Chapter 24 Africa, India, and the New British Empire, 1750?1870 1691 British EIC established Calcutta port 1765 Black Hole of Calcutta & EIC takes over Bengal 1769-1778 Cook?s New Zealand & Australia exploration 1788 1st British settlers in Australia (becomes penal colony) 1795 Dutch East India company is dissolved & British obtain Dutch colonial possessions 1798 Napoleon invades Egypt 1801 Napoleon withdraws from Egypt 1805 Muhammad Ali?s rule of Egypt begins 1808 British take over Sierra Leone 1809 Sokoto Caliphate 1818 Zulu Kingdom Bombay presidency 1821 Republic of Liberia Egypt takes Sudan 1824 British establish port on Singapore 1827 Algeria & France severe diplomatic tie 1828 Brahmo Samaj 1829 Sati outlawed 1831

Rome and Greece

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Chapter 4 Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome I. Introduction A. Mediterranean culture 1. Greece slowed Persian empire, set up a few colonies, but? 2. Rome known for empire 3. New institutions/values that would remain in western culture 4. ?our own? Classical past a. U.S. Constitution b. buildings in the U.S. c. founders of the philosophical tradition d. Socratic method B. Greco-Roman history 1. more dynamic, but less successful * We can clearly recognize the connections and our own debt without adhering to the notion that the Mediterranean world somehow dominated the classical period. 2. Complicated ? passed through two centers a. Rome preserved many of Greek achievements C. Rome vs. Greece

Rome and Greece

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Chapter 4 Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome I. Introduction A. Mediterranean culture 1. Greece slowed Persian empire, set up a few colonies, but? 2. Rome known for empire 3. New institutions/values that would remain in western culture 4. ?our own? Classical past a. U.S. Constitution b. buildings in the U.S. c. founders of the philosophical tradition d. Socratic method B. Greco-Roman history 1. more dynamic, but less successful * We can clearly recognize the connections and our own debt without adhering to the notion that the Mediterranean world somehow dominated the classical period. 2. Complicated ? passed through two centers a. Rome preserved many of Greek achievements C. Rome vs. Greece
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