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    cultures which the Europeans became aware of the more they explored the Americas. However‚ the Europeans too‚ were considerably different with their aims and this therefore created different results from each relationship between the two. The Europeans were interested in a variety of things when they went across the Atlantic to the Indies‚ for example‚ the assistance of the Native Americans as military allies and valuable resources. The valuable resources would be obtained from the Indians‚ but only

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    Huong Mai HIS1112-008 19/02/2012  Discuss the American Revolution as a European Movement The American Revolution was and always will be the most important piece of history for the United States of America. It was definitely revolutionary. The Enlightenment of the eighteenth century was one of these paradigm historical shifts‚ challenging the traditional notions of authority by investing reason with the power to change the human condition for the better. The Enlightenment also shows that the American’s

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    Major Causes for Imperialism in the Late 19th and 20th Centuries With the growth of new technology after the Industrial Revolution‚ new technology allowed European nations to begin to expand their control over lesser countries. Many people wanted to gain these lands for a variety of reasons. First of all‚ with new lands added to major countries‚ the economy would be able to expand. Secondly‚ many Europeans wanted more land so that their country could achieve national greatness. Thirdly‚ as greater

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    When the Europeans landed in the Americas‚ they were surprised to find that other people had already populated the land. These people came to be known as Indians to the Europeans‚ and Native Americans to us today. They were called Indians due to the fact that the Europeans at first thought that they were in India‚ as they stumbled across the Americas whilst looking for a quicker shipping route to India‚ not knowing the fast land masses that separated Europe and India. Eventually though they discovered

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    Over the past 50 years‚ European Colonies have seen a massive growth in their population. With immigrants from Ireland‚ Scotland and Germany coming to America in search of religious freedom‚ a new American culture has seemed to evolve. Data shows that Englishmen have dominated the Colonies with an outstanding 49%. 14% of the population consists of Scottish and Germans‚ and the Scots-Irish make up 5% of our general public. While Blacks make up 20% of the Colonies‚ and are generally located in the

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    Suppose a stranger your home and demand that from now on you go by their rules and do as they say‚ most people would consider this absurd and do something about it. This is pretty much the situation that the United States put the citizens of the Philippines in the year of 1898. Imperialistic actions by the United States against the Philippines caused turmoil within the United States because the morals of the country were in question regarding the actions taking place and the beliefs stated in the

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    Sciences Student: Francini Umanzor Segura Subject: European Union Foreign Policy Theme: Do Europeans suffer from a superiority complex? Winter Semester 2011 Introduction The theme of this essay deal with the question do Europeans suffer from a ‘superiority complex’? I mostly make a critic‚ and explain in which aspects I consider this statement is true. In order to support my though I made use of some readings from our course of European Union Foreign Policy and use some other scholars articles

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    found its way on a path of expansionism. Though this happened throughout the U.S.’s early history‚ the late nineteenth and early twentieth-centuries proved that the U.S. continued to be an expansionist country. However‚ there is also evidence that shows how the U.S. slowly departed from their expansionistic ways.               Imperialism in the U.S referred to their military and economic influence on other countries. Generally‚ expansionism is born through imperialism‚ and there were many people

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    society by forcing the native people to blend in with the European way of life. The New Imperialism was the period of colonial expansion by the European powers‚ United States and Japan in late 19th and early 20th century. The reasons for the New Imperialism include economic‚ exploratory‚ ethnocentric‚ political‚ and religious motives. The number of changes in politics‚ economy‚ and social were drastic. Overall‚ social consequences of imperialism were most significant because Kikuyu peoples ways of life

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    continue decades after decolonization. Changes in religion‚ education‚ and urbanization began when Europeans first settled in the continent and started to inject their own culture into existing African communities. The institutions set up by colonizers have remained standing since decolonization‚ both in place of and in addition to the traditional institutions. The consequences of European imperialism are felt in nearly every aspect of life for many people. The introduction of Christianity with the

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