Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
When war was declared on Germany in 1914, the German East Asia Squadron withdrew from its base at Qingdao and attempted to make its way east across the Pacific and back to Germany. After concentrating the majority of its force at Pagan Island , the fleet raided several Allied targets as it made its way across the Pacific.
Imperial powers in 1914 Map of Asia for early 20th century. British colonies in East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia: British Burma (1824–1948, merged with India by the British from 1886 to 1937) British Ceylon (1815–1948, now Sri Lanka) British Hong Kong (1842–1997)
English: Colonies and influence zones in Asia and South Pacific circa 1914 (map in English). Français : Colonies et zones d'influence des grandes puissances en Asie et dans le Pacifique aux alentours de 1914 (carte en anglais).
Over 40% of the world’s borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. The British and French drew the modern borders of the Middle East, the borders of Africa, and in Asia after the independence of the British Raj and French Indochina and the borders of Europe after World War I as victors, as a result of the Paris ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
This period also saw the reshaping of Europe with the rise of the German Empire and Italy as unified states, while the Ottoman Empire's territory in Europe steadily dissolved. This was the time of continued colonisation of Africa during the age of New Imperialism. In Asia, the Mughal Empire fell to the British, while the French colonised Indochina.
East Asia Kwang-Chou-Wan (廣州灣) leased territory, now the city of Zhanjiang (Guangdong province) French settlements (French Concession of Shanghai, Guangdong, Tianjin, and Hankou) French zone of influence officially recognized by China over the provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi, Hainan, and Guangdong; Indochina. Cambodia; Laos; Vietnam. Annam ...
Russia and Britain in Persia, 1864-1914: A Study in Imperialism (1968) Lebra-Chapman, Joyce. Japan's Greater East Asia co-prosperity sphere in World War II: selected readings and documents (Oxford University Press, 1975) Lee, Robert. France and the exploitation of China, 1885-1901: A study in economic imperialism (1989) Webster, Anthony.