HIST 2023 Chapter : Kimberley South Africa
Document Summary
The british empire 1700-1914: commercial outposts become inland colonies, turning point at 7 years" war (1756-63, british east india company intensifies and extends its control especially after 1800, 1857 indian rebellion and aftermath. 1900 british had the empire, which the sun never sets. Colonialism at high tide: post 1857 heavy-handed english rule, british culture is superior, civilizing mission: for india"s own good teachers, tourists, brits on the ground: soldiers, businessmen, colonial officials, hunters, missionaries, racism. The great trek, 1830s-40s: dutch boers (farmers/ peasant) leave cape colony in response to abolition or slavery, anglicization, english disinterest in border conflicts, search for better land. Leopold ii of belgium and the congo: leopold"s quest for colonies, the congo free state. Carving up africa: the berlin conference, and the scramble for africa, bismarck changes course, 1885. Ivory, rubber, gold, diamonds: the cruelties of unregulated capitalism, colonial exploiters and the kurtzes of africa.
