HISTORY IMPERIALISM

LEADERS OF IMPERIALISM

100

- White supremicist racist 

-Face of British Imperialism

-“Most honorable role the world possesses”

CECIL RHODES

200

• Wanted to establish slave trade (eager to colonize) sent explorers with tech and meds to map Africa
• Exploited Africans (10 million Congolese died)
• Force Publique - forcibley put down Africans 

BELGIAN KING LEOPOLD II

300

• Emporer in 1889 (Ethiopia) - victory by turning Italians, French, +British against each other
• Battle of Adowa - found Italians lied in treaty he beat the Italians, saved independence of Ethiopia 

MENELIK II

400

- Dowager empress trying to put down the boxer rebellion

-Fought against rebellions towards end of Qing dynasty (1911)

DOWAGER EMPORESS CIXI

500

•  developed “Heavenly Kingdom  of Great Peace.” (All would share wealth - no poverty) *ALLOWED ANCESTORS TO FIGHT ON THE SIDE OF COMMUNISM BECAUSE IT RELATED TO XIUQUAN’S BELIEFS.*

• Hong Xiuquan

COLONIAL RULE

100

First Country to colonize Africa

Dutch Boers (Farmers)