ImperialismEuropean Countries “takes” stuff that doesn’t belong to them…

-The I.R. is in full swing!

-Europeans need to keep the I.R. going + make more $.-So they pick on “weak” areas of the world and steal their raw

materials and land, to make more $.-Europeans compete for more territory around the world, and build massive EMPIRES!

Great Britain“these guys play hard ball”

Ireland-G.B./England has always had a hand in it.-Scots + English move there + take IRE lands and persecute Catholics.-1845-1851 Irish potato famine…millions of Irish migrate out. -12% of the pop dies-Irish Catholics were always looking for a “great” time throw the British out…stay tuned.

Scramble for Africa-Berlin Conference Europeans “divide” up Africa -G.B. takes over almost 50% of it.-put in canals and railroads to “ship out” raw materials.-French built Suez Canal, connecting the Mediterranean with the Red Sea…Brits took it over + Egypt. (weird).

-Were able to conquer large amounts of land with small number because of BETER WEAPONS.-Fought Dutch settlers in South Africa (Boer War)…Brits put women and kids in CCs 26,000 died.

India…the crown jewel-Started on the 1600s…expanded quickly-security force = white British officers + SEPOYS (native Indian men)-put in canals, damns, bridges, telegraph lines, railroads to “ship out” raw materials.-took raw materials out, shipped them back to Britain, made “stuff:, sold them back to the people of India.

China-the Europeans + USA + Japan beat up China for raw materials.-Carved it up into SPERES OF INFLUENCE.-Brits got opium from India, sold it to the Chinese in return for tea.-12 million Chinese will wind up being addicted.