Imperialism Picture Gallery
 
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Conference between Perry and the Japanese shogun. From a drawing made by the official artist of the expedition. The negotiations brought about the opening of Japan to western civilization. The shogun was the military commander of Japan and represented the emperor. American imperialism. Mieji Restoration in Japan. Opening to the West. Conference between Perry and the Japanese shogun.  From a drawing made by the official artist of the expedition.  The negotiations brought about the opening of Japan to western civilization.  The shogun was the military commander of Japan and represented the emperor.
   
The imperial empire of France: map of French colonial possessions before and after World War I. Imperialism in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The imperial empire of France: map of French colonial possessions before and after World War I.
   
British imperialism: map of the colonial empire of Great Britain in 1920, after World War I. Imperialism in Africa, Asia, Australia, North and Central America, and the Americas. British imperialism: map of the colonial empire of Great Britain in 1920, after World War I.
   
Imperialism on the Indian subcontinent: British control of India, the "Jewel in the Crown." Map of the growth of British imperial power in India, 1785-1900. Great Britain and imperialism in Asia. Imperialism on the Indian subcontinent: British control of India, the "Jewel in the Crown."  Map of the growth of British imperial power in India, 1785-1900.
   
Imperialism in Africa. Map of European colonial possessions in Africa as of 1914, at the start of World War I. Imperialism in Africa.  Map of European colonial possessions in Africa as of 1914, at the start of World War I.  The possessions of Great Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Spain, as well as independent African states (Abyssinia/Ethiopia and Liberia).
   
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