HIS385H1 Lecture 8: Lecture 8 - Road to Decolonization.docx
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New territory lease expire , 1997: single colonial administration, 1898+ Mar14/2014: regardless of when the parts were acquired, british ruled hk island, kowloon, and new. Territories as one unit: new territory and economic developments, since the 1950s, hk went through intensive phase of industrialization centralized in. New territories: nt = has lots of land = space for manufacturing, residential areas, industrialization location of power generators 30% of electricity supply from nt, the rest is from, china, nt closely tied to hk"s economic development. Its hard for the british to retain hk island and kowloon without new territories. When qing is weak domestically, easily penetrable by foreigners: britain rise imperial heydays largest empire strongest navy, the super power at the 2nd half of the 19th c. As a result, british were able to acquire concessions, make demands, and qing. 1949 consolidated political dominance after chasing out the nationalists to. Post-ww2 decolonization: former colonies get independence worldwide, end of the british empire.