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European Imperialism in the Muslim World 1907–21
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European Imperialism in the Muslim World 1907–21
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In 1907, the Ottoman Empire was declining and there was an increasingly nationalistic sentiment amongst the Arab states in the Middle East and, in India, there was the rise of the All-India Muslim League. Increasingly, the occupying European imperialists were worried about threats to their interests, particularly in the Middle... More
Hispanic America c. 1800
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Hispanic America c. 1800
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The Bourbon dynasty in Spain tried, like the British Government of the time, to recoup some of the costs of its various military entanglements by rendering its colonies more profitable. The promotion of free trade made the colonies more self-sufficient, but the introduction of royal monopolies and increased taxes were... More
Iberian Trading Companies 1729–87
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Iberian Trading Companies 1729–87
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Between 1729–87 several trading companies were established on the Iberian Peninsula. The Spanish Empire was in decline, compared to the thriving Portuguese Empire. The French Bourbon royal family, who were asserting their claim to the Spanish throne, were determined to revive Spain’s flagging economy by setting up trading companies to... More
India 1756–1805
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India 1756–1805
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In 1756, the British, under Lieutenant Colonel Robert Clive, ended the Nawab of Bengal’s siege of Calcutta. After his victory at the Battle of Plassey (1757), he fought against the Nawab and his French allies. Clive, sponsored by the British East India Company, became governor of Bengal, beginning two centuries... More
India 1805
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India 1805
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After the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798–99) the British East India Company consolidated its strong position in South India by taking control of territory that was formerly part of the state of Mysore and its allies. After the death of Tipu Sultan in 1799 the Wodeyar family, who had ruled Mysore... More
India c.1795
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India c.1795
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During the first century or so of the East India Company’s existence it employed a few hundred soldiers as guards for its trading stations and possessions in transit. Great expansion of its armed force began under Clive; by the early 1760s it had 26,000 men under arms and by 1778... More
Indian Territory in the Great Lakes Region 1768
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Indian Territory in the Great Lakes Region 1768
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The tribal territories of the Great Lakes were loose-knit and dynamic before the arrival of Europeans, with frequent warfare, conquest and displacement. The Iroquois Confederacy was notably belligerent, acquiring land from the Algonkin (whom they described disparagingly as ‘Adirondacks’ or ‘tree-eaters’), and subjugating the Delaware. The southern Ojibwa drove the... More
Irish Plantations c. 1550–1620
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Irish Plantations c. 1550–1620
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The ‘plantations’ in Ireland were Crown-sponsored settlements of Protestant migrants on land confiscated from the unruly Irish clans. The system’s culmination occurred in Ulster under the Stuart king, James I. Here the settlement was organized by a mix of ‘Undertakers’ (wealthy colonists who ‘undertook’ to import tenants to populate and... More
Italy and its Empire 1914
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Italy and its Empire 1914
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Italy, like Germany, did not complete reunification until after the Franco-Prussian War ended in 1871 and, consequently, was a latecomer to colonialism, the ‘Scramble for Africa’. Italy was a relatively young empire and lacked the many possessions of France and Great Britain. In 1911, Italy declared war on the Ottoman... More
Kingdoms of Central and East Africa c. 1850
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Kingdoms of Central and East Africa c. 1850
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The direct European colonial penetration of Central Africa was minimal prior to the late 19th-century ‘Scramble’, with the Portuguese maintaining the largest presence on the coasts of Angola and Mozambique. Seyid Said, the Sultan of Oman (r. 1806–56) annexed the ports of the Swahili coast – Kilwa, Zanzibar and Mombasa... More
Land Held by Native Americans c. 1790
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Land Held by Native Americans c. 1790
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In 1790, although it was determined that all commerce with Native Americans, including land purchases, should be fair and under federal jurisdiction, hostility remained between Native Americans and the settlers. Between 1790–1832 many Indian treaties were signed under federal authority. However, some tribes felt their lands were ceded under pressure,... More
Louisiana Purchase and Border Settlements 1803–1819
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Louisiana Purchase and Border Settlements 1803–1819
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By the 1783 Treaty of Paris, the border between New Spain and American territory ran along the Mississippi. In 1795, the United States secured unfettered navigation rights for the Mississippi from the Spanish government. However, in 1802, the US learnt that the French Emperor, Napoleon, then dominating Europe, was about... More