in the 1800s‚ imperialism was also practiced in the Middle East. The prime attraction for most European nations was the presence of vast oil fields. The machinery produced as a result of the Industrial Revolution required oil to keep numerous moving parts lubricated. As the internal combustion engine became more popular around 1900‚ oil was also needed as a fuel. Strategic Location Strategy also played a major role in the European conquest of the Middle East through imperialism. Two areas that
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#35—Crash Course World History-- Imperialism 1. When last we checked in‚ China was a thriving manufacturing power about to be overtaken by Europe but still heavily involved in __________ __________‚ especially as an importer of silver from the Spanish Empire. Europeans had to use ___________ because they didn’t really produce anything else the Chinese wanted. 2. But then Europeans‚ especially the British‚ found something that the Chinese would buy: __________. 3. By the 1830s British free trade
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American Imperialism American Imperialism is the economic‚ military‚ and culture influences of the United States. Many men have used their ideologies to influence the United States to make is a more powerful and prosperous place. Some of these men are‚ Frederick Jackson Turner‚ Alfred T. Mahan‚ Herbert Spencer‚ and John Fiske. These philosophers’ ideologies have made a lasting impact on the United States that still exist today. Frederick Jackson Turner was a philosopher‚ who was also an American
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During 1868‚ Japan was facing the Meiji Restoration and was being impacted by western influences and imperialism. As Japan‚ didn’t agree on how the influences were affecting countries around‚ Japan created many reforms. A few of the reforms that Japan was using were militarism‚ industrialization‚ and economic changes. Japan had a plan to help support their country to avoid the influences‚ but as time went on the reforms started not to work‚ and the changes that were being made began to be western
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The Melanesians and the Polynesians were first to settle in Fiji. Supposedly‚ the Fijian legend who went by Chief Lutunasobasoba led his people across the Pacific from Asia. These two diverse groups of people had established an improved society for this time period. Thousands of years later many famous explorers sailed past the island of Fiji‚ but never set foot on the island. The first European to encounter the island was Abel Tasman in 1643‚ which was by accident. Over a hundred years later British
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There was once a time in Japan called the Edo period (1603-1868‚ ending when Tokugawa Yoshinobu resigned) - this was a period where Japan was ruled under the Tokugawa Shogunates‚ a feudal military government. Japan had a stable population‚ and a popular enjoyment of art and culture. However‚ they had an uncompromising policy prohibiting any foreign contact‚ ultimately making it completely isolated from the western world. There was also a strict social order‚ where everyone knew their status. Emperors
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I don’t believe that there is too much wrong with their language policy though. With the nation accepting Swahili and English as their official languages‚ there are many indigenous languages which are reducing rapidly since it is not common practice to use the language openly. Even though there will be possible language death‚ I don’t feel as though it’ll impact this country. Democratic Republic of the Congo Demographics In 2014 the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was approximately
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England learned a lot about its colonization of Ireland. David B. Quinn‚ also known as D.B.Q.‚ has explored the connections between Ireland and the new world in two of his books; Raleigh and the British Empire and The Elizabethans and the Irish. In his books D.B.Q. discussed how the English conceived negative connotations towards the Irish population and how they dealt with it. At some points the English sought to convey their better ways‚ and to convert the Irishman into Englishman. At other times
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The country of Spain covers 505‚955 square kilometers‚ making it one of the 50 largest countries worldwide‚ and the third largest country in Europe. The countries most interesting border feature is that is has over double the amount of coastline compared to land borders with 3‚084 mi of the country on the water. The country shares its land borders with France to the Northwest and Portugal to the southwest. The climate of Spain is varied as a result of its position above the equator‚ between 36 and
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Which film deals with colonization? In fact‚ this is one of the highest grossing movies of all time. James Cameron’s 2009 film Avatar serves as a great example‚ with many instances of events representing the notion of colonization. Avatar takes place in the year 2154 on an alien planet called Pandora. Humans on Earth have depleted their natural resources severely‚ which forces a private company called the Resources Development Administration to mine for minerals in Pandora. The inhabitants of Pandora
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