The History Cat
The History Cat: Age of Imperialism: Gandhi: Indian Freedom Fighter
The story of Mohandas Gandhi and how he led the nonviolent rebellion against British rule in India, resulting in India's independence. It also led to religious conflict between Hindus and Muslims who wanted separate countries (i.e.,...
University of California
The History Project: South African Diamond Mines, 1870s
The Dutch East India Company established a colony at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652 and administered it until 1795 when it fell into British hands. The British returned Cape Colony to the Company for a three-year period before finally...
University of California
Ucla: Manas: Robert Clive
Read a brief biography of Robert Clive, a leader largely responsible for the conquest of India for the British East India Company.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: W. S. Blunt
Excerpts from the diaries of Wilfred Scawen Blunt, English writer who opposed British imperialism.
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: Britain and the Scramble for Africa
Briefly describes Britain's motivations for imperializing African regions. Includes the text of a speech given by Lord Cruzon entitled, "The True Imperialism."
Other
Story of Pakistan: Decline of Mughal Rule and the Battle of Plassey
This site provides a discussion of the fall of Nawab Siraj-Ud Daulah to the British.
Other
The Map as History: Europe's Colonial Expanision 1820 1939
European countries began exploring and seeking to dominate the rest of the world during the 15th and 16th centuries, thanks to their ability to control sea routes and to the discovery of the American continent. In the 19th century,...
University of California
Ucla: Manas: Mahatma Gandhi
Article on the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi. With links to related material.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Battle of Plassey 1757
Fordham University provides this site with a letter from Sir Robert Clive discussing the Battle of Plassey. Primary source document from the Modern History Sourcebook.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pre Colonial Africa, 1872
A map of Africa showing the continent prior to the Berlin Conference of 1885, when the most powerful countries in Europe at the time convened to make their territorial claims on Africa and establish their colonial borders at the start of...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Africa Before the Berlin Conference, 1882
A map of Africa as it was known in 1882 before the Berlin Conference of 1885, when the most powerful countries in Europe at the time convened to make their territorial claims on Africa and establish their colonial borders at the start of...