In the late nineteenth century, early twentieth century, western nations wanted to expand their territory. After the industrial revolution provided western Nations wealth and technology that could be used to take over less advanced societies. European powers proceeded on building empires in Africa. They found Africa to be home of many valuable natural resources they needed to fuel they industries, and supply cheap raw materials for factories. They wanted new markets where they could trade good produce by factories, and a place to invest profits. European Nations also wanted to spread Christianity, and though themselves to be superior. Meanwhile, powerful industrialized European countries wanted to gain powers by building overseas Empires. Through economic and military powers, European was able to colonize, and dominate Africa. European Imperialism had a negative impact on African’s culture; environment and was racist to African while trying to make them adapt to western manners. European Imperialism had a huge environmental impact on Africans. European settled in Africa and completely ruined the environment by deforestation, and the use of raw materials, which is bad for the environment. In the article title “Kabongo: The story of a Kikuyu Chief” writing by author St. Barber Baker explain the negative impact European had on Africa. European took control of African land by subjugation; meanwhile gain total leadership of African land. The Africans were forced to fight on wars. The European had a huge environment impact on African territory. The European cutting down trees affected the environment, which can eventually lead to global warming. Even Though this article is historical fiction and is written by a British author, however African People have collaborated on the source and found these facts to be relevant. The author spent a lot of time living in
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- Explains how western nations wanted to expand their territory after the industrial revolution, and european powers built empires in africa. european imperialism had a negative impact on african culture and environment.
- Explains that european imperialism had a huge environmental impact on africans. european took control of african land by subjugation, meanwhile gain total leadership.
- Analyzes how european imperialism had a massive cultural impact on african society while colonizing them. they wanted to spread christianity around the world.
- Analyzes how the article titled "the standpoint of science" demonstrated the superiority of european among other nations.
- Analyzes how european imperialism had a traditional change on african culture. europeans infringed their society and religion on an african society.
- Analyzes how the ibo had a flourishing society and economy in pre-colonial umuofia, but they didn't control the military power or innovation required to stop the white teachers.
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- Western Imperialismanalytical essayWestern Imperialism Beginning in 1880, there was a growing desire for European countries to expand and control their rule. The only continent at that time that was left uncontrolled and, in the European's eyes uncivilized, was Africa. This was the start of Western Imperialism. All European countries wanted their piece of Africa and to get it, they would let nothing stand in their way. They would change the entire government, religion, market, and behavior of most of the African nation and affect almost every person living there.
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- Explains that western imperialism began in 1880, when european countries wanted to expand and control their rule. they would change the entire government, religion, market, and behavior of most of the african nation and affect almost every person living there.
- Explains that during the western imperialism era, there were many changes that took place in africa, such as the change in religion.
- Analyzes how the europeans brought with them their governments and enforced them as if they were the new governments of the africans. in things fall apart, the elders of a village dress up as gods and give laws and direction to the villagers.
- Analyzes how the market and behavior changed in africa. the europeans brought their culture with them and their belief of what was right or wrong.
- Analyzes how the europeans changed the religion, government, market, and behavior of africa and as a result, changed african culture into an extension of european culture.
532 wordsRead More - Imperialism In Africa Essayanalytical essayIn the 1500s to 1967, European Imperialism had a giant negative impact on Africa. They caused many social and economic issues mainly in South Africa, Congo, and West Africa. This rivalry that was created with the Europeans from imperialism caused the Africa to have no way of developing and competing with the rest of the world.
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- Explains that european imperialism in africa had a negative impact in the 1500s to 1967. the impacts were most severe in south africa, congo, and west africa.
- Explains the conflict between the natives, boers, and the british in south africa. the british created the "hottentot law" which required africans to carry passes of their name and residence while in public.
- Analyzes how king leopold ii of belgium turned congo into his own private colony to protect the "natives" from arab slavers, and to open the heart of africa to christian missionaries.
- Explains how europeans took in natural resources, and many africans for slavery. the portuguese colonized west africa, exporting their resources without economic return.
- Explains that european imperialism had a negative impact on africa in the 1500s to 1967. they caused many social and economic issues mainly in south africa, congo, and west africa.
840 wordsRead More - Fredrick Douglass: The Effects Of Colonizationanalytical essayBy altering the perspectives of West Africans, it created two major problems. The indigenous man believes he is behind the rest of the world and must assimilate, and the colonizer becomes the ultimate goal of the colonized man. This is an imagined state of inferiority. Europeans have to power to influence one another and the one’s they colonize. Europeans provided a “need” for industrialization that was not relevant to African life. In order to legitimize industrialization, Europeans played on the ego’s of the ambitious. Marketing an ideal that Africans could be just as successful as the Europeans. Aimé Cesaire says, “No human contact, but relations of domination and submission which turn the colonizing man into a classroom monitor, an army sergeant, a prison guard, a slave driver, and the indigenous man into an instrument of production”. (Cesaire, 50) The colonized man no longer needs the colonizer, he must perpetrate their principles. Some West Africans will now take on the role as exploiters in order to gain approval. This type of Laborer becomes the sub-oppressor. West African citizens are split into bourgeoisie and impoverished. The bourgeoisie believe that they have reach success by becoming educated in Europe and must come back and help their homeland, when in actuality they begin to harm their home rather than help. By believing that the colonizer has better schooling, opportunity or knowledge, they devalue those
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- Analyzes how the dehumanization of people of color creates a machine used for european’s takings. the system of colonization relies on them cooperating to succeed, while the exploitation of colored spaces relied heavily on the notion of inferiority.
- Analyzes how the term "civilization" was used in the late 19th and early 20th century to refer to intuitions that were considered intelligent.
- Analyzes how colonization made laborers of existing citizens, and created two major problems: the indigenous man believes he is behind the rest of the world and must assimilate.
- Analyzes how africans and europeans are in a perpetual power struggle, one that began with color, labor, and colonialism.
1008 wordsRead More - Europeans Colonized In Africa?explanatory essayIn the 1400’s Europeans colonized in Africa because they wanted to claim the land in Africa for their king. The more land a country had the more powerful they were. Also, some of the land contained gold and other precious metals, which added to the need of have that land. When the Europeans came, they basically kicked the Africans out of their home. The europeans took way too many of africa’s resources. THe europeans came also to spread awareness for different religions. The europeans
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- Explains that the europeans colonized africa in the 1400s for many reasons.
- Explains that the europeans colonized africa in the 1400s because they wanted to claim the land for their king. they kicked the africans out of their home and spread awareness for different religions.
- Explains that the europeans raided villages and took males between the ages of 18-30 years of age. they left some men to take care of villages.
290 wordsRead More - Imperialismanalytical essayImperialism DBQ Throughout American History the U.S. has sought to expand its boundaries. This need increased greatly during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century with the start of the industrial revolution. This Expansion was a big departure from earlier attempts to expand the boundaries of the U.S. The needed for Natural resources forced the U.S to look for places that could supply them with the natural resources they needed and markets where they could sell their goods in.
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- Explains that the u.s. sought to expand its boundaries during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century with the start of the industrial revolution.
- Explains that the u.s. economy was based on agriculture, which meant it didn't need natural resources for factories, but gained land peacefully.
- Analyzes how the u.s. looked to fighting to gain land and when they saw the cubans wanted independence from spain, they helped gain puerto rico, the philippines, and guam.
- Explains that many people like alfred t. manhan saw it necessary for the u.s. to imperialize to gain naval ports in other countries.
- Analyzes how the u.s. was imperializing during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. the need for natural resources played a big role in the us's need to expand.
762 wordsRead More - Imperialismanalytical essayImperialism "Imperialism - the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas; broadly: the extension or imposition of power, authority, or influence" According to Webster's dictionary's definition of "imperialism", a nation is not truly imperialistic until it has controlled another territory through political or economic aspects or directly annexed the land. There were many steps in the history of Rome, which lead her down the road of becoming an imperialistic nation. Rome's dealings with the Mamertines, Hiero, and Carthage in Sicily around 264 BC would lead to the First Punic War, and thus lead Rome down the path of Imperialism. The Romans actions in that war were in fact not Imperialistic at all, but in the wars that would ensue with Carthage Rome would begin to develop a sense that Rome was the destined ruler of the world (Frank, 238). Not until the Third Punic War had Rome truly committed an act of Imperialism, when she destroyed the kingdom of Carthage for her benefit without a just cause.
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- Defines imperialism as the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas.
- Explains that rome's dealings with the mamertines, hiero, and carthage in sicily led to the first punic war, which led rome down the path of imperialism.
- Explains how the mamertines resurrected a garrison in messana, but rome feared the "political safety" of southern italy. the senate decided to expel the enemy from sicily and sent 30,000 troops to agrigentum.
- Analyzes how rome enacted a policy that laid the first seedlings of imperialistic ideas in her empire after her defeat of carthage in the first punic war.
- Analyzes how rome and carthage agreed to annex the island of sardinia after the first punic war.
- Analyzes how the revenge factor came into play in rome's dealings with hannibal, a carthaginian general, and the second punic war.
- Analyzes how rome's alliance with saguntum led to the second punic war, which would lead to many more battles in foreign lands.
- Explains that rome's most imperialistic act occurred in the third punic war, which was entirely on rome’s hands.
- Analyzes how rome developed what seemed to be an imperialistic foreign policy in carthage, but one can not overlook the ancient world that rome existed in.
- Describes the oxford illustrated history of the roman world by boardman and al.
- Explains richardson, j.s., "hispaniae: spain and the development of roman imperialism 218-82 bc."
2498 wordsRead More - Imperialismanalytical essay‘Examine the Causes of European Imperialism After 1870’ European control and power over other nations was not a new ideal prior to 1870; in fact the process was in place as early as the 14th century. Disease and geography are only two of the factors that prevented European colonisation until the 19th century. Many factors led to the massive rise in imperialism after 1870, both internal and external. European imperialism stems from the capitalistic greed for cheap raw materials, advantageous markets, and good investments.
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- Analyzes the causes of european imperialism after 1870. disease and geography were only two of the factors that prevented european colonisation until the 19th century.
- Explains that european imperialism stems from capitalistic greed for cheap raw materials, advantageous markets, and good investments, which motivated the search for new markets.
- Explains that european imperialism was the natural effect of the idea of ‘survival of fittest.’
- Explains that the industrial revolution played a huge role in european imperialism. it provided tools such as guns, railway systems, steamships, and others, making it easier to overcome nations with less technology.
357 wordsRead More - American Imperialismexplanatory essayImperialism played a substantial role in the Spanish-American war. Imperialism is the policy of extending a country 's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. As a result of the Spanish-American war the United States emerged as a world power. The United States gained possession of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The United States was imperialistic in order to gain more military strength, gain raw materials for economic advancement, and achieve manifest destiny.
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- Explains that strengthening their navy helped the united states keep up with europe. they could strategically place naval bases and refueling stations to help them achieve world dominance.
- Explains that imperialism played a substantial role in the spanish-american war. the united states gained possession of the philippines, guam, and puerto rico.
- Explains that the united states had one of the most powerful navy's in the world.
- Explains that after the civil war, the united states enjoyed industrialization, and the railroad system. the american anti-imperialist league was started.
1056 wordsRead More - American Imperialismanalytical essayNationalism was a prevalent ideology worldwide by the late 1800s, and as the industrial revolution allowed the United States to emerge as a world power at this time, there was an urge to compete with Europe in territory as well as technology. In the late 19th to early 20th century, “empire-building” allowed for U.S. capitalistic expansion, thinly veiled by nationalistic rhetoric of “the white man’s burden” and a moral necessity to extend American culture to “inferior” races. The discourse of imperialism necessitated an American national identity, which revolved around the virtues of capitalism and democracy, expressions of masculinity, and the supremacy of the white race.
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- Explains that nationalism was a prevalent ideology worldwide by the late 1800s, and that imperialism necessitated an american national identity, which revolved around the virtues of capitalism and democracy.
- Analyzes how the rise of industry led to rapid urbanization and an influx of immigrants seeking work opportunities in the burgeoning u.s. economy.
- Analyzes how the extension of u.s. capitalism was integral to imperialistic motives, while public rhetoric stressed a moral duty to spread democracy.
- Analyzes how the notion of paternalism, of a masculine father-figure helping infantile nations transform into developed, capitalist democracies, shaped u.s. foreign occupation and became an aspect of american national identity.
- Explains that while capitalism, democracy, and masculinity were aspects of american national identity, many americans believed that only the white race could fully understand and apply these principles.
- Analyzes how the spanish-american war reunited north and south in an extension of empire fueled by a white national identity. wilson was aware of the importance of race in imperialism and denied territorial ambitions in the 1915 invasion of haiti.
- Explains that while haitians practiced local subsistence farming, white capitalists viewed this as a backward race's failure to adopt mass production.
- Argues that understanding u.s. foreign policy in the late 19th to early 20th century requires that one acknowledge the greed and racism that constructed american national identity.
1144 wordsRead More - American Imperialismexplanatory essayDuring the late 19th and 20th century, the United States pursues an aggressive policy of expansionism, extending its political, military, and economic influence across the globe. The events during this ‘age of imperialism’ laid the foundation for America’s international power while simultaneously defining the use of the these powers. The policy that the United States implemented at this time is known as Big Stick Diplomacy which was to speak softly but carry a big stick. This meant that the United States would ask for something or take a stance on an issue and if another nation refused or went against the United States, then the military would be summoned to ‘resolve’ the issues. This domineering foreign policy defined the politics of American Imperialism that was especially prevalent from 1890-1913.
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- Explains that the united states pursued an aggressive policy of expansionism, extending its political, military, and economic influence across the globe. big stick diplomacy was to speak softly but carry a big stick.
- Explains that the united states' influence came from a strong military and naval force, which was bolstered under teddy roosevelt as assistant secretary of the navy.
- Explains how the united states acquired the territories of hawaii and the philippines through military force.
- Explains that the united states saw imperialistic expansion to foreign islands with the new manifest destiny and extended its international influence 10,000 miles from puerto rico to the philippines.
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