Settler

Severe Racial conflict
•Increased division between the Europeans and the colonized people.
•Subtle forms of cultural control to increase “space” between them.
•More rigid legal systems to protect privilege.
•More indirect relationship with the imperial metropole.
(Mostly Africa)

Non-settler Colonies

•Indirect or economic imperialism is common.
•Stable local government that provides economic benefit.
•Less overt cultural power daily in colonized people’s lives…except…if part of a “civilizing mission.”
Fewer changes to people and more flexible
(Mostly Asia)

Protecting (Keeping working and paying tax)
Cheaper

The threat of military force always exists
How to be manipulated

Missionaries

Religion and Empire are connected together
Christianity plays a role, and it is taught to spread.

Reaction against
Taiping Rebellion
Christian was suspected
Syncretism

How did so few control so many

Navy
Military force is not enough
Cooptation and everything else