Discovery‚” an era of advances in geographical knowledge and technology. It was also a time of European migration to other parts of the world. This Age of Expansion and European exploration from 1450 to 1525‚ greatly promoted by economical‚ technological‚ political‚ and religious factors‚ launched a major turning point in world history. The economy of late fifteenth century played an important role in European conquest. The Ottoman capture of Constantinople in 1453 caused Europeans to turn to sub-Saharan
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age of new imperialism‚ created by the hunger for power and wealth‚ left a legacy of resistance and unfair occupation. Economic ambitions‚ cultural diffusion‚ and rigid social structures help analyze the reasoning behind the imperial powers’ actions during this era. These nations were not only driven by the desire for economic growth‚ but also by social hierarchy. They believed their higher status justified their actions and allowed them to treat people with disrespect. These economic‚ cultural‚
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the spread of imperialism through Europe. Originating from the concept of colonialism put into practice‚ imperialism does not require direct control over a country. The theory of seizure and domination developed as a way to create and expand an empire with political and economic power over foreign countries. As Europeans became more nationalistic‚ powers competed for prestige over one another and there came tension between powers. The chief of these reasonings concerned economic motivations. In
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The Industrial Revolution changed the world forever. It helped progress us forward to how things are ran today. It made work faster and more efficient. A thought process that we will have forever. Moving the textile business out from people’s homes and in to the factory was a big necessary step. While some aspects of a factory are different‚ the process that was used during the Industrial Revolution is the same. The industrial Revolution changed the way we fought our wars‚ interacted with other countries
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prior knowledge of the previous dynamic? It sounds like an absurd concept‚ but this is exactly what the Europeans did during the era of imperialism. The Scramble for Africa was a competition featuring the major European powers in a race to see who could conquer the most land and extract the best resources from the continent. Africans and Native Americans witnessed firsthand the effects of European involvement in conservation and government affairs in their homelands. In the Serengeti and the Grand
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3. Analyze the ways in which the cold war affected the political development of European nations from the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the construction of the Berlin wall in 1961. From 1945 to 1961‚ the cold war affected the political development of European nations by causing the formation of the Iron Curtain‚ which was the division of a free‚ democratic West and a totalitarian East. Socially‚ NATO and the COMECON were established‚ which formed the west and east into different blocs.
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global power. Prior to 1500‚ Europe played a restricted role when it came to technology and other major world events. Empires such as Ming China‚ and the Ottomans‚ were two of the dominant global cultures prior to 1500‚ and Europe was nowhere near as advanced as these two were. As these two countries started to make an inward turn‚ it gave Europe a chance to prosper which changed the course of history forever. The “European Miracle” was an event that added Europe to dominant global powers‚ and completely
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Date: 02/11/2015 Chapter 24 Industrialization and Imperialism: the Making of the Class/Period: B2 European Global Order Essential Question: Questions/ Vocab‚ etc. Notes The Shift to Land Empires in Asia: From the mid18th century onward‚ the European powers began to build true empires in Asia similar to those they ahd establish in the Americas beginning in the 16th century. In the first phase of the colonization process‚ Europeans overseas were willing to adapt their lifestyles
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European Nations Settle North America Competing Claims in North America The French‚ English and Dutch established colonies in North America Explorers Establish New France Giovanni da Verrazano‚ an Italian in the service of France. In 1524 he sailed to N/A in search of sea route to the Pacific Verrazano discover the New york harbor Frenchman Jacques Cartier reached a gulf off the eastern coast of Canada that led to a broad river ( St. Lawrence) He also found the island Mont Real‚ which
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FORCE | NOTES | LEVEL | THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS | -Inexistence of legal entry barriers;-High initial investments in the industry;-Existence of economies of scale;-Inexistence of switching costs for costumers. | MEDIUM | THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES | -There are no switching costs for costumers;-High interest in exotic products; | HIGH | BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS | -European packaging industry is highly concentrated;-There are no substitutes for the packaging input. | HIGH | BARGAINING POWER OF
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