Once the Europeans set out to take over… it’s pretty difficult to stop them. Why? See UNIT 5. Their Industrial strength is just too powerful. This does NOT mean that the indigenous people simply let it happen. There are a myriad of examples all over the world where the people fight back. Check the map below but these are just a few of the more famous examples. The problem that all of these peoples face is: HOW DO YOU FIGHT AN ARMY OF TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED WESTERNERS WHO HAVE RAIL LINES, TELEGRAPHS, MACHINE GUNS, etc. etc. etc… Most people will lose. Most people will not be able to match the military prowess and technology of the new conquerors. Check out the map from 5.2: Most of the planet will be taken over by these guys. BUT, there are a select few who end up succeeding…

1. INKARRI
2. SEPOY
3. 1853 ENFIELD RIFLE
4. BATTLE OF ADWA
5. WAR OF THE GOLDEN STOOL

CLIP #1: HEIMLER HANDLES THE INDIGENOUS RESPONSES

CLIP #2: JOHN GREEN TACKLES THE ASIAN RESPONSES TO IMPERIALISM

CLIP #3: THE STORY of YAA ASANTEWAA

CLIP #4: The Story of Tupac Amaru II (Turn on the CC and switch it to English… Or, learn Spanish…)

CLIP #5: 2 minutes to SOUND SMART about the BOXER REBELLION

CLIP #6: The SEPOY REBELLION

CLIP #7: Battle of ADAWA

CLIP #8: LIN ZEXU and the OPIUM WARS

1. ROYAL COMMENTARIES OF THE INCA, 1609
2. TAIPING BIBLE, 1840s
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5. SPEECH TO THE ASHANTI PEOPLE (1900), Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, British Colonial Administrator of the Gold Coast

1. HONG XIUQUAN’s VISION of God and Jesus, 1857

2. MANGAL PANDEY CENOTAPH (Memorial where he started the Rebellion and was later hanged)

3. ASHANTI GOLDEN STOOL on its THRONE (1935)

4. BATTLE OF TIENTSIN (1900), Japanese Soldiers fighting the Chinese Boxers during the Boxer Rebellion

5. GHOST DANCE (c.1890)

1. People didn’t just welcome their new Industrial Overlords.
2. With varying degrees of success, the People Struck Back.
3. Problem: Europe wins 95% of the time due to their technological advantages (“Whatever happens; we have got, the Maxim gun, and they have not.”)
4. There’s a ton of examples here. Just focus on a few.
5. Unit 8: Decolonization focuses on how these places gain their independence in the 20th century.