Chapter SixNationalism and Imperialism

By Noah Mische

Ottoman Empire: Sick Man of Europe•1829-1876•Shrinking empire, weakened by break offs

and military losses•Were not as industrialized as Europe•Religious conflict further weakened the

empire•Attempted multiple European style reforms•Banking system fell apart due to money

owed to European banks and nations• It’s collapse left a power vacuum, creating

conflict in the region

India: 1858-1914• Established trading contact with English East

India Company• Traded textiles and spice for wool and metals• British built trading outpost as the Mughal

empire weakened• By the 1760’s, Britain controlled large areas of

India• The company made money by increasing taxes

and change tariffs• India became the model colony, importing goods

and exporting raw materials• Began it’s own industrial revolution under British• Britain crushed any revolts in India

Egypt: 1798-1882

•Invasion by Napoleon was very influential•Set up schools and textile mills•In 1830, Muhammad Ali led an army to

repel the outside occupation•Attempted to create a modernized Muslim

state•Entered international economy•Creation of the Suez Canal by the French•Because of debt, the banks were run by

European officials

Algeria: 1830-1871•Profited from piracy during rule under

Ottoman•Algeria was then invade by France in 1830•Ruled by a French Christian majority•Adopted the French language and culture•Only Christians and Jews were granted French

citizenship•Muslims were considered inferior and had few

rights•Gained independence in 1962, causing a

million French citizens to flee from the country

Gender Relations in Colonialism• Women were used as sexual liaisons by

merchants in Indian Ocean• European men mixed were native women• Increased distance between husband and wife• These relations exhibited racism towards both

sides• Gender relations became more European in

colonized country• Later, people rejected European ideas• Return to cultural and historical gender

relations