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    Western Imperialism

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    New imperialism during the 19th century was fueled by the European desire to obtain resources to meet the needs of its newly industrialized society. The only way to do this was to push outward to unknown territory and gain control of its inhabitants and resources. Continents such as Africa and Asia were eventually explored. However‚ it was Africa that was found to be rich in many raw materials that would serve as catalysts to a bolstering European economy marked by industrialization. Though many

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    Since opening its “doors” in 1852‚ Western ideals began to influence the way Japanese people saw themselves. Many did not believe a nation-state could be consolidated under the Tokugawa regime‚ and should therefore reform the government and the nation according to Western ideology. This is perhaps best exemplified in the Meiji Restoration‚ which began as a way to not only reform the old Tokugawa way of life‚ but to also transform Japan into a nation that could stand on equal grounds with the West

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    Causes of Imperialism

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    Causes of Imperialism In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries‚ imperialism- a force of a greater nation that controls a smaller‚ weaker nation- began to take over many parts of the world in a frenzy. The more dominant countries at the time‚ such as the United States and many European countries began extending their influence to areas all over the world‚ from the Phillipines (which would be 56.5% controlled) to the Africa (which would be 90.4% controlled) ‚ because

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    Imperialism Near the end of the nineteenth century‚ there was a sharp increase in the need for people of Western civilization to expand their way of life across the globe. Colonization had begun in the 1600s as a method of economic gain for European countries. The reasons for expansion in the late nineteenth century‚ however‚ had deviated from only economical prosperity. The notion that evolution as well as the belief in their racial and cultural superiority caused many white Europeans and

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    Imperialism: Western Justifications Imperialism can be defined simply as the domination or control of one country over another. This action or attitude of dominating and controlling foreign peoples has‚ and always will be a hot topic for debate. Two men from different cultural backgrounds‚ but from around the same time period‚ give speeches in which they oppose the anti-imperialist views of their time. In July of 1883‚ Jules Ferry of France‚ expressed his imperialistic views to the French Chamber

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    which Japan borrowed ideas from the West and reformed in such a short time is called the ‘Meiji Restoration’. Japan for some time was considered too remote and poor to be subjected to Western Imperialism. However Emperor Meiji and his advisors made it clear that they were determined to adapt selected features of Western civilisation to become a powerful nation‚ while still keeping Japans individuality. The new aspects of society included social‚ political‚ economic‚ military and educational changes

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    Imperialism Causes

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    One of the most important causes of the rise of British empire is the Domination of the Spanish & Portuguese empires in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean trade this control of trade by Spain and Portugal led Britain to first hire buccaneers like Francis Drake to pillage Spanish ships returning from the new world laden with gold this allowed Britain to pay off its debts and build up its army & navy Nial Ferguson says in his book Empire “it should not be forgotten that this was how the British

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    New Imperial Age of Africa       Occurred between 1850-1914 The new imperialism focused mainly on declining empires and local wars left many states vulnerable Many states were weakened by slave trade Nationalism produced strong‚ centrally governed nation-states Industrial Revolution made economy stronger European industrialized nations more forceful in expanding into other lands Causes of New Imperialism  Economy:  Need for natural resources  Imperialist needed raw materials to

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    Throughout history many countries have enacted upon a type of foreign policy known as Imperialism. The agenda of a country with an imperialist foreign policy is to increase the size‚ materials‚ or power of said country by use of force and or politics. Imperialism was a highly profitable foreign policy and caused cultural diffusion that assimilated many social/economical/political progressions to different countries and cultures. Around this time period many countries began to embark on their own

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    3-13-13 Essay: C/C the ways in which Japan and China Responded to western imperialism in The 19th century China and Japan both had different reactions to western imperialism. Japan and China shared the fear of foreign influence‚ China continued to resist foreign influence and ultimately‚ after losing the Opium War‚ and was taken over by Western powers while Japan allowed foreign influence and used it to their own advantage. China clung to its xenophobia and ultimately lost its independence

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