Imperialism, Imperialism, Imperialism

            So based on the title of this blog post you may have guessed that it's going to be covering imperialism.  Specifically we will be looking at the colonization of Asia by the European countries.  It is this stage of imperialism, that is referred to as "new imperialism". The "new imperialism" is not to be confused with "old imperialism" (an example would be the Spanish conquest of Central and South America).  New imperialism resulted in the completion of the Suez Canal (It's in the song...)  as well as the discovery of the cure for malaria.  There are many placed in Asia that were affected by this "new imperialism", the three we will be look at (tested on) are India, China, and Japan.

India

            The British began to dominate India when the French stopped. The French had to withdraw their troops from the sub-continent to fight another war, you may have heard of it... The French and Indian War. As the nineteenth century progressed, so did the British control over India. After the "Sepoy Rebellion" of 1857, the British East India Company was replaced by a formal government. In 1877, Queen Victoria was names the Empress of India by Prime Minister Disraeli. Now, even though things may seem bad for India, bear in mind that the country still remained whole, ruled by one government. China on the other hand was not so lucky...

Mostly British, not bad India... not bad.

China

            Anyone remember the Open Door Policy? Secretary of State, John Hay dispatched his 'Open Door Note' to the European countries allowing them to grab their slice of China. The motion passed by the McKinley administration yielded disastrous results for the Chinese. The once empire was sliced like a pizza, and everyone who wanted a slice could take one. Great Britain was the first to take a piece, by establishing their informal empire. France was next with their control over Indochina and it's rubber plantations. China was unfortunately sliced, diced, and minced during this era. New imperialism was a very bad occurrence for China.

So broken... poor China.

Japan

            Japan luckily evaded invasion from the European nations. Japan mimicked the economies of both Great Britain and Germany, allowing them to become an industrial power. The country then managed to gain control of Korea after the Russo-Japanese War. Japan saw what happened to China and acted before the Europeans could imperialize...

 

See? All one color. Good job Japan.

And I'm not saying this question is going to be on the test... but it is totally going to be on the test. "Japan was an empire, China was sliced and diced, Britain took over India entirely. How did these situations play out in these countries? What were the lasting results of Imperialism?"

Just a little refresher from our friends...