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6.2 State Expansion

AP World History 6.2 State Expansion

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What did some states do to ensure their control over the colonies? Some states with existing colonies strengthened their control over those colonies and in some cases assumed direct control over colonies previously held by non-state entities.
What occurred when non-state rule failed? Non-state to state colonial control: THESE OCCURRED WHEN NON-STATE RULE FAILED
Who did ownership of the Congo go to from King Leopold II? Shift from the private ownership of the Congo by King Leopold II to the Belgium government
Who took over the government control of Indonesia and Southeast Asia during this period? Shift from the Dutch East India Company to Dutch government control in Indonesia and Southeast Asia
Who ruled in India after Sepoy Revolt of 1857? UK from BEIC in India after Sepoy Revolt 1857 (Revolting because of British influence and intrusion: British used wax from animal fats for gun cartridges)
Who acquired territories throughout Asia and the Pacific during this time? Whose control declined? European states as well as the United States and Japan acquired territories throughout Asia and the Pacific, while Spanish and Portuguese influence declined.
Why did Spain and Portugal control decline? Latin America independence: why did Spain and Portugal decline?
Where did US control grow during this period? US: Hawaii, Queen Liliuokalani (in Hawaii), Philippines independence from Spain and then subject to US
What things were Japan doing to increase their influence at this time? Japan: trade treaty with Korea 1870s, participation in repressing Boxer revolt (50 years after opium war); gradual intrusion into Taiwan after 1st Sino-Japanese War 1890s (Becoming imperialistic power)
What did European states use to expand their empires in Africa? Many European states used both warfare and diplomacy to expand their empires in Africa.
What European states succeeded in expanding their empires in Africa/ European states that expanded empires in Africa: Berlin Conference 1884-5 (European countries divided up Africa: Did not follow ethnic lines. The US was there, but didn’t take any land in Africa)
What area in Africa did Britain expand in? Britain in West Africa: Gambia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria from early 19th c.
Where did Belgium expand their empire in Africa? Belgium in the Congo 1869 personal rule by Leopold II
Where did the French expand in Africa? French in West Africa intrusion mid 1800s; 1895 first governor
Where did German expand their territories in Africa during this period? others Germany: Cameroon, Namibia, Tanzania;
Where did Portugal expand their territories in Africa during this period? Portugal: Angola, Mozambique;
Where did Spain expand their territories in Africa during this period? Spanish: Sahara 1884;
Where did Italy expand their territories in Africa during this period? Italy: E Africa
What were the first type of settler colonies located in other countries? Europeans established settler colonies in some parts of their empires. THE FIRST TYPE WAS TROPICAL DEPENDENCIES WHERE JUST A FEW EUROPEANS RULED THROUGH HIRED LOCALS
Who sent settler colonies to New Zealand and Australia at first? UK in New Zealand 1840 (first governor) and Australia 1788 (NZ at first considered part of), Stearns p.601 White Dominions
What other placed did the UK settle settler colonies throughout the globe? Canada in pieces before but united mostly 1867 under UK S Africa under Dutch (1600s) then UK (early 1800s) Algeria 1830 fly whisk incident conquered by France Kenya 1895 under UK
What countries expanded their land holdings by conquering and settling neighboring territories? The United States, Russia, and Japan expanded their land holdings by conquering and settling neighboring territories.
US example of expanding land holdings by conquering and settling neighboring territories. US: Louisiana Purchase 1803 Mexican War 1846-1848, Spanish American War 1898
Russian example of expanding land holdings by conquering and settling neighboring territories. Russia: Black Sea access under Catherine late 1700s partition of Poland 1790s by Prussia, Russia, Austria
Japanese example of expanding land holdings by conquering and settling neighboring territories. Japan: 1st Sino-Japanese war 1890s plus Triple Intervention: (Industrialized quickly due to fear of being conquered by Europeans; tried to conquer China and tried to be like Europeans but faced European resistance due to view of Japanese being inferior)
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