The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914 · THE MAP IN
Map of the industrial world in 1910
Japan’s industrial empire
The industrial world in 1910: Japan’s industrial empire. Since 1890, 18 territories changed status on this map: including France, Sweden, The Italian states (Italy from 1861) and 15 more.
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What changes on the map
| France | Industrialising → Industrial economy |
| Sweden | Industrialising → Industrial economy |
| The Italian states (Italy from 1861) | — → Industrialising |
| Taiwan (Qing; Japanese from 1895) | — → Colony or dependency |
| Korea (Japanese from 1910) | Opened by force or treaty → Colony or dependency |
| Korea — north (Japanese from 1910) | Opened by force or treaty → Colony or dependency |
| Dahomey (mod. Benin) | — → Colony or dependency |
| Niger | — → Colony or dependency |
| Burkina Faso | — → Colony or dependency |
| Chad | — → Colony or dependency |
| Central African Republic | — → Colony or dependency |
| Sudan | — → Colony or dependency |
| South Sudan | — → Colony or dependency |
| Mauritania | — → Colony or dependency |
| Zambia | — → Colony or dependency |
| Rwanda | — → Colony or dependency |
| Burundi | — → Colony or dependency |
| Eswatini | — → Colony or dependency |
On the ground
- the Kwantung Leased Territory, held by Japan from 1905
- the Gulf Coast oil fields opened by Spindletop in 1901
- the Oklahoma oil fields around Tulsa and Glenn Pool
- the Persian oil field at Masjed Soleyman, struck in 1908
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