Imperialism in India



Nathuram Vinayak Godse was the sole assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi was shot in the chest 3 times at point blank range, on January 30, 1948 in New Delhi. Nathuram approached Gandhi during an evening prayer at 5:15 p.m.. Nathurams motive to kill Gandhi was because he showed more interest to Muslim ways because of fasting on many occasions. Nathuram thought that he was more of a Muslim than a Hindu because of fasting.

The British were the imperialists in India. What made this situation imperialism was that the Indians that didn't agree with Gandhi or his methods wanted to control that and killing Gandhi told them that they would have control.

Mahatma Gandhi used a strategy of fasting unto death for the people to stop fighting the British and fighting and wars between Muslims and Hindus. The only way for India to gain independence is to not fight and to become friends with the British before they left India to be independent.

I think that Gandhi was very successful in getting India to the way it is now. I think that he was successful because he did not want any violence while trying to become independent from the British. He used non-violent methods. He told the people that if they hit you don't hit back, try and get back up, if someone tells you to get off the sidewalk and into the street you can either do as they say and continue even if they hit you.

I think that Gandhi did many things in his life that I could not do and things he did that I don't know about. I think that one of the main things that would be very difficult for me to repeat is standing up and talking to a small amount of people and then talking to thousands of people about non-violence and what they shouldn't do like not fight back. But that they should also rebel but not in a violent way but some people didn't always listen and some police hit them and the groups got mad and ran after them.

The way Gandhi lived was that he first started out wearing a suit and becoming a lawyer. Then he loss the perspective to wear suits and started wearing clothing like Indians but made by the British. Then he started only wearing clothing he made himself and told others to do the same to burn British clothing and only wear homespun. This is important because people now don't do that they buy clothing when they could make their own clothing but most people think that it would take them too long to make their own clothing and that they don't have time to make clothing. But if people stopped working for maybe a year and just bought cloth and yarn and made their own clothes they would be like Gandhi. But no one now a days would be able to live like him and wouldn't have the courage to do what he has done.

Imperialism in Southeast Asia

There was mixed results to imperialism in Southeast Asia, economies grew, roads, harbors, and railroads. Millions migrated to work on Asian plantations and mines. The melting pot of Hindus, Muslims, Christians, and Buddhists. 

The pacific rim is southeast Asia. It was important to the colonizers because the lands was a strategic location along the sea route to China. Tropical agriculture, minerals, and oil. They were Asian countries that border the pacific ocean.

The Dutch discovered oil and tin. The Dutch created classes 1) Dutch 2) wealthy Asians 3) plantation workers at the bottom. The British needed workers for tin and to top rubber trees, they encouraged the Chinese to immigrate to Malaysia. The Malays became a minority in their own country. Wars between the resident Chinese and the native Malays that are still unresolved today. The French, Napoleon the third sent in an army to invade southern Vietnam, the French added Laos, Cambodia, and northern Vietnam. They did not encourage local industry. 4 times the land for rice production, peasants' consumption of rice decreased. The Malays started a resistance against the French.

Imperialists believed in Social Darwinism, that God chose them to be people to take over other people and use their resources.

Imperialism in Africa



Imperialism: When stronger countries take over weaker countries political, economic, and social life. Like when Europe took over Africa because the Africans were weak in political, economic, and social life.

In 1850 Africans were divided into hundreds of ethnic and language groups. Africans followed traditional beliefs, others came and tried to convert new people to Islam and Christianity. African land was difficult to travel until the Steamship. Even though they were divided they were able to keep out the Europeans for more than 400 years.

Europe wanted African land because there was an abundance of raw materials and natural materials. They needed those materials for more factories and new markets to sell the stuff they have taken from the Africans.

Africans allowed Europeans to take over land because other European countries were also coming for Africa. This meant that the Europeans invited others expect the Africans to say that they had claimed the land. They needed the land and they thought they were Superior to everyone or that they were better. They feared war amongst themselves which created the Berlin conference.

The Zulus stood up to the Europeans with spears and shields, against rifles and guns. The Dutch and British wanted land to start farms but the Zulus stood up and said no and the Dutch and British fought.