Imperialism Study Guide Imperialism – one countries domination of the political‚ economic and/or social life of another country Reasons for Imperialism: Economic – raw materials for industrial revolution‚ trade‚ cheap labor‚ new markets Political – nationalism (pride and prestige)‚ national security/border protection‚ military bases & source of troops Social – missionary (spread Christianity)‚ social Darwinism (survival of the fittest applied to society; European society “the fittest); spread
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World War II. We all either remember the actual war or remember learning about it in school. Being American citizens and looking in on the war we just naturally believe Germany was at total fault for this war. Germany did start the war‚ but we never really look into what was happening within the country. Hitler became leader of Germany. With this he took control and responsibility for Germany’s people‚ it’s economy‚ it’s military‚ and it’s politics. Hitler was given the job of chancellor in 1933.
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to prove that they were stronger and more powerful than the other. An armaments race happened when the Germans started to envy Great Britain’s navy. In the late 19th century modern nations needed resources to fuel their growth so they turned to imperialism which made global war inevitable. Nationalism was one of the main reasons why Europe united into modern countries. People that spoke the same language‚ shared the same history‚ or had the same culture helped them start a country. Nationalism made
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contributed to the outbreak of Austro-Serbian War. But the extension of these rivalries was caused by the alliance system and militarism. If nationalism within
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Society’s legal system before the 1700s was very different from what it is today‚ and punishment has made a huge turn around that is almost unbelievable to study. Criminals have gone from cruel and harsh punishment to obtaining on bail or just pay a fine for their crimes. In modern times‚ society is use to see criminals paying for their crimes in prison doing two years‚ 10 years‚ and sometimes life. The Prison system is very modern compare to the old punishment criminals use to obtain. Physical punishment
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reaching the Suez Canal and Britain would remain through World War 2 even with the vast majority of the population unhappy and discrediting British rule. Egypt was essential to Britain strategically in the war‚ so it became a focal point of attacks by Germany. With the constant raids happening against the harbors of Egypt. These attacks caused inflation in the economy‚ famine‚ and the bread riots in Cairo in 1942. With the majority of their food supplies being seized and used for the Allied forces‚ supply
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Imperialism helps nationalism grow‚ improves communication‚ and revised the legal system in India. To begin with‚ British imperialism helped to revise the legal system in India. Several things needed to be changed therefore many reforms began to occur. The legal system changed to promote justice towards all Indians no matter their classes. They worked to put an end to the caste system and slavery once and for all. Much of the population was Hindu and followed the Hindu customs and traditions even
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GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Case 8: Swissair’s Alliances Hoang Van Hung (David) (Graduate MBA) Philippines Christian University Global Business Environment – Prof. Reyes Feb. 22‚ 2013 Metro Manila‚ Philippines I- Case Background The Swiss Air Transport Co. Ltd.‚ was founded in 1931 to fly between Switzerland and a handful of central European locations. By 1949‚ the company had become the Swiss flag airline‚ and had inaugurated long-haul intercontinental service
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century by being a leader in joint ventures‚ technological innovations and strategic investments. By forming alliances with more than 10 companies in a range of markets‚ FM rapidly grew through the industry life cycle and ultimately became a leader in process efficiency and energy conservation in Asia‚ Europe and North America. This report will highlight why FM chose to engage in alliances instead of acquisitions as its primary method of creating a competitive advantage as an innovative global manufacturing
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Europe: Age of Imperialism Vocabulary Terms Globalism: Age of Exploration: Imperialism: The takeover of a country or territory by a stronger nation with the intent of domination the economic‚ political and social life of the people of that nation. This is significant because it changed tremendously over this time period. Columbian Exchange: 1453: The year when the hundred years war finally came to an end. Also‚ the Asian Empire falls‚ so the Europeans have to pay more taxes. This is significant
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