European Imperialism in Asia
Colonial impact in Asia
- economies grew based on cash crops - modernization mainly helped Europeans business - education, health, and sanitation improve - millions migrate to Southeast Asia to work in mines and plantations - colonialism leads to racial and religious clashes
What led to other countries (Dutch, British, French, Germans) claiming parts of the Pacific Rim?
- to establish trading ports - land recognized as valuable for tropical agriculture, minerals, and oil
Why was Britain so strict with India, like only allowing Indians to buy goods from Britain?
India was considered "jewel in the crown" and was a vital colony to Britain
What improvements did Britain bring to India?
India's transportation, sanitation, education, and public health was improved
Why did the Sepoy Mutiny start?
Indians believed the British not only controlled their oney but were also trying to convert them; soldiers were given rifles greased with pork and beef and when they refused to eat it (since you had to bite it to make it shoot), since it was against Hinduism and Islam, they were jailed
What was the effect of Britain forcing India to grow cash crops?
Indians couldn't feed themselves and there was a famine
What lands did the French control?
Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia)
Why did the Sepoy Mutiny fail?
Muslims and Hindus couldn't unite against the British
Where did the Butch East India Company actively sought land?
Southeast Asia
Sepoy Mutiny
The rebellion of Indian soldiers against the British that eventually spread to other places in India
How did Britain change Malaysia?
They encouraged Chinese to immigrate to Malaysia to work, causing Malays to become the minority of their own country
What did the French do with the rice production?
They increased the rice production but most of the rice was exported, angering the Vietnamese
How were the Dutch different from the British?
They thought of the colonized islands as their homes but that led to social classes, like the colonial system, forming
Why did the British take control of the Malayan Peninsula (Singapore, Malaysia, and Burma)?
They wanted to compete with the Dutch
What did they want from the islands?
They wanted to expand rubber plantations and oil and tin were discovered in the islands
How did the British control India?
With an army of Indian soldiers called sepoys but Britain still had much of the political and economic power
How did France control its colonies?
With direct control and local industries were not encouraged
