HIS 2116 : September 15th notes.docx
Document Summary
Old imperialism took place in the 17th and 18th century, with britain playing a big role. A few years later, they lost 13 of their colonies in n. america, which became the usa. 1770: captain cook visits australia: a place of banishment used by the british at first. 1900: britain turned it into a commonwealth, the second largest. Later, they acquired new zealand, which in 1907, became a dominion: australia and new zealand adopted rigid immigration policies based on people of. Immigrants from non european areas were not welcome, making these areas exclusively white. India (1857-1947: first governed by the east india company, which is how the british indirectly governed the area, there was a rebellion in 1857, causing britain to intervene, there was a state of illiteracy in india. India was the most precious of provinces ruled by the british empire many resources,
