British Actions
Potatoes, Potatoes, Potatoes
Irish Famine, as a consequence of Britain not providing Ireland with adequate social support and aid, the concerns associated with potato famine continued leading to thousands of deaths and relocation.
Sati: widow burning
Indian soldiers angered by British guns because the use of pork and beef fat cartridges.
Sepoy Mutiny
Dorothy and Cowardly Lion fall asleep in a field of poppy flowers.
Opium Wars -- Britain trades opium with Chinese merchants who eventually become addicted. As a consequence of increased opium use and presence in China, Britain gains lots of revenue at the expense of a decreased Chinese morale.
Treaty of Kanagawa
This organization acted as colonial agents despite the fact that their role was to encourage and establish trade.
The East India Company
The British used this concept to legitimize their sense of responsibility over non-white, non-European communities.
White Man's Burden
These Chinese men were angered by China enabling Western presence and decision-making in their country.
Boxer Rebellion
Russia's obsession with this region in the world, trigged this war:
Crimean War
Initiated by Otto von Bismarck
The Berlin Conference
Britain wanted access to Egypt from the Ottomans in order to build:
The Suez Canal
This concept enabled Britain and other European powers to exert their power over regions they did not directly control (i.e. China)
Spheres of Influence
The Meiji Restoration
This individual contributed to the medical field through HER efforts in the Crimean War
Florence Nightingale
China must open its doors to Britain after losing war
Treaty of Nanjing
Britain, due to it's richness in natural resources and amicable people, consider India
The Jewel in the Crown
During the Boer War, Dutch settlers and native Africans were subject to these institutions that exploited them for hard labor
Concentration Camps
This was history's most deadly civil war:
Taiping Rebellion
This war challenged the notion that European powers are stronger than Asian powers:
Russo-Japanese War
Mediated and carried out by Teddy Roosevelt (USA)
Treaty of Portsmouth
Europeans powers met together at this event to decide the fate of the African continent
Berlin Conference
Europeans believed they were racially superior and "fit" to conquer and control others
Social Darwinism
I am the younger brother of Jesus Christ
Hong Xiquan
This war established a long history of competition and animosity between two major Asian powers:
Sino-Japanese War
This document illustrates China's inability to understand Western and modern global phenomena
Letter to Queen Victoria