The Pacific Rim is known as the islands that border the Pacific Ocean.
Some of these islands are ..
- China
- The Phillipines
- Japan
- Hawaii
- Korea
Its location, it was accesable to trade because it bordered large bodies of water.
Ex.
Its economy. Most of the countires in that region had a good economy. China didn't usually trade with places (other than Guangzhou) because it had good agriculture that increased more productivity of its land.
The Geopolitics of the Pacific Rim had a huge effect on imperialisim. First of all, because the Pacific Rim was bordering the Ocean, it had a big advantage when it came to trading with other countires, like the U.S..
All of Europe attempted to imperialize the Pacific Rim countries, and turn them into colonies. Some of the countires were France, Britain, and Russia. Also the U.S. wanted to colonize part of the rim as well. The U.S. ended up getting Hawaii.
Pacific Rim Countries.
Genesis, Kenya, Ricardo, & Omar
Who attemted to take power & imperialize the Pacific Rim Countries?
To what extent did geopolotics influence imperialisim in Pacific Rim?
Why was The Pacific Rim desirable to imperalists?
Map of Pacific Rim
What is Pacific Rim?