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Imperialism in Asia
Main Idea: Western imperialism reached Asia during the 1800’s
• Asia rich in natural resources
- coal
- oil
- rubber
- tin
• Asian raw materials & exports
- rice
- silk
- tea
- spices
Effect: Asian people often responded
with resistance & conflict
Task: List the European nations from the key below and use the
map add the Asian lands they had influence over next to them!
Independent
India
British East India Company founds India as
a colony for Britain
Great Britain wanted India for two reasons:
1. Resources
Trade!
2. Location
Two Major Indian Groups:
1. Hindus
2. Muslims
Majority (70%)
Minority (30%)
Indian Nationalism rises in late 1800’s!
Japan
1600 to 1868 = Isolated from Western
influence under Tokugawa Shogunate
1853: Americans “open” Japan to trade
& western influence
1868 Meiji Restoration: shogunate
overthrown; emperor & new
constitution created
Results:
• Japan 1st Asian nation to
Industrialize (1900)
• Rise of Japanese imperialism
• Rise in dislike of the West
China
1600 to 1850’s = closed-door China (limited trade)
1839-1842: Opium War (British vs. Chinese)
Result: open China to Western trade
1850-1864: Taiping Rebellion
Result: opens China to greater Western influence
1900: Boxer Rebellion (rebellion
of Chinese against foreigners)
Result: China under Western
domination
Southeast Asia
1600-1800’s= Dutch colonize Indonesia
Renamed: Dutch East Indies
1800’s= France seizes Laos, Cambodia, & Vietnam
Renamed: French Indochina
1800’s= Britain seizes Burma and Singapore
1850’s: King Mongkut maintains
independence of Siam
Result: only independent land
in Southeast Asia!