HI109 Lecture 2: Lecture 2 Jan 11
Document Summary
Patterns of domination: technology and killing power. Gatling gun: create colonial infrastructure, ability to bring local elites on board. This was done to ghandi for example: control of educational system to reinforce euro-centric worldview, create local harbours, ports, rail links. There is every reason for them to go to war with each other. Russia has one sixth of the world"s land mass. When russia goes to war with japan they are shocked by the british siding with the japanese. When war breaks out in 1914 the allies emerge not just because of obligations. Germans want in anywhere, their place in the sun , with kaiser wilhelm. As it begins to medal, it annoys other european powers. The british two navy strategy: could take on france and the us. A summary of european empires by 1910: british and french have settled their colonial differences. They decide not to go to war over africa. The british will give the french morocco.
