Colonization of Hawaii, India, and China Cause and Effect

It all began when the United States started taking a stronger interest in foreign islands and the benefits and wealth that they possessed. After the struggle for Independence, the United States had some resentment toward the idea of colonization. Even though it was a touchy idea, a group of Americans supported the idea Imperialism. In 1898 the United States acquired the Philippine Islands: Along with Guam and Puerto Rico. Before the gain of the islands we went for another area that was well invested in economics. Hawaii. As a port on the way to India and east China, China was an easy access area. The Hawaiian islands and the United islands began a sugar trade in the 1820's. Laborers from: Japan; C

The British came to India to trade but soon found themselves exploiting the inherent divisions in the Indian society (caste, creed, religion) to establish a deep rooted colonial establishment. In 1857, the Hindus and Muslims forged a rare unity under the leadership of the Bahadur Shah and fought against the British. Soldiers deserted army and there was large scale violence before the English crushed the resistance. India's First War of Independence, labeled Sepoy Riots by the British was an attempt to unite India against the invading British and to restore power to the Mogul emperor Bahadur Shah. The resistance disintegrated primarily due to lack of leadership and unity on the part of Indians, as also to cruel suppression by the British Army. It was a remarkable event in Indian history and marked the end of the Mogul empire and sealed India's fate as a British colony for the next 100 years. The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885 and fought to dislodge the British from the subcontinent. The main movements were Non-cooperation movement in 1920, The Civil Disobedience movement in 1922, The Salt March in 1930 and the Quit India Movement in 1942. The brutal acts of the British have scared history and made life difficult for so many. All that was really accomplished by the British was hardships and misfortunes by the imposed rules and ideals.

In March 1839 Imperial Commissioner Lin Zexu was assigned to destroy 1400 tons of opium. Lin blockaded the British traders in their compounds and the Opium was destroyed by the Chinese troops. Theses actions gave the British they opportunity they had been looking for, a reason to declare war on China. In June 1840 a British fleet arrived in Guangzhou demanding repayment for the lost opium. Meanwhile another fleet moved towards Tianjing and threatened the Capital, Beijing. The Emperor immediately dismissed Commissioner Lin and instated a new commissioner Qishan. Qishan capitulated to the British

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