Imperialism Wrap-Up
South East Asia; Latin America; Legacies
Homework
• Read Kaplan Pages 186-205• List the 5 most important things to remember
about this unit (1750-1900)• Bring Your List to class tomorrow
Imperialism
South East Asia• Plantation Agriculture (sugar,
coffee, cocoa, rubber, tropical fruits)
• Dutch East India Company – Control most of Indonesia island chain (Dutch East Indies) 1/5 land used to plant cash crops
• British – Singapore (busiest port); Malaysia; Burma
• French = Vietnam• Siam (Thailand) only one not to
fall to imperialism
United States • Philippine, Puerto Rico, Guam
(Spanish – American War 1898)
• Hawaii- 1790s = sugar plantations
(75% Hawaii’s wealth)- Queen Liluokalani = tried to
regain power from American planters
- Annexation = 1898 Republic of Hawaii
Imperialism
Latin America • Sugar, Cotton, Coco main
products• Monroe Doctrine 1820s- US monitor trade - “hands off” policy w/Europe• British trade manufactured
products for raw materials• Very dependent on Foreign trade • Wealthy landowners rise to
power• Needed manufactured goods
Legacies of Imperialism • Migration Movements- Europeans in search of cheap
labor & better economic opportunities
- Indentured servants = Asia/Africa – went to tropical lands planters still needed with decrease in slavery (spread culture and traditions)
- Ethnic communities form = Chinatown