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    private security began. The earliest recorded examples of private security were in the thirteenth century where they wealthy individuals would hire private security personnel to protect their land and families. This type of security spread all over the world and when the industrial revolution began to have international relevance‚ so did the crimes and crime prevention methods as well. Early in the nineteenth century in England‚ a bill was passed which enforced law enforcement to enhance their

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    During the 19th century parts of Europe were uniting into modern countries. Most countries needed resources to grow and become stronger but did not have enough in their own country so they had to colonise. Nationalism made people believe they were the best country even if they were doing the wrong things. A fight for power happened when all the European countries wanted to prove that they were stronger and more powerful than the other. An armaments race happened when the Germans started to envy Great

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    The European Colonization of Africa In the late 20th century Africa was forcefully conquered and colonized by Europe. The accounts of this horrific colonization are revealed in Adam Hochschild ’s "King Leopold ’s Ghost: A Story of Greed‚ Terror‚ and Heroism in Colonial Africa‚" which unveils the brutal nature of Belgium ’s conquest and colonization of the central African country Congo. This conquest began with Belgian King Leopold II‚ who grew up with minimal expressions of love and affection

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    Before European imperialism reached Africa‚ the African people lived in villages and had agricultural economies. When the Europeans spread into inland Africa and started colonize the land‚ the life of natives drastically changed. The Europeans came into Africa‚ took over the land and began to dictate and deceive the Africans for European gain. The Europeans brought an active and more worldly economy to Africa‚ but they did not let the natives constructively participate or benefit from this new system

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    Africa has always been known for their valuable resources‚ and empires have always wanted to either trade with Africa or take over Africa. During the New Imperialism Era (1881-1914)‚ many of the European powers went after Africa and invaded many of the countries. During the European Scramble for Africa‚ there were different actions and reactions from different countries. Some of the African countries just let the European countries take control and chose not to fight‚ due to lack of technology and

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    social issues of the modern world? Well‚ racism has affected many people worldwide and is also one of the most intensely social problems in history. In the early modern period (past) racism had begun. The official sanction began for the attitudes that had begun in the sixteenth century‚ by the Spain and the Jews. They had converted to Christianity and their descendants became the victims of a pattern of discrimination and exclusion. Also at this time‚ the Europeans were increasing their contact with

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    Jazmine peters 11-7-16 World history S1 Q4 Several factors contributed to Europeans take over of Africa. The biggest was that Europe had a technical advantage. And with them having technology that Africa didn’t have‚ Europeans also had Machine guns leaving Africa with there outdated weapons that where little to no use to them. Africa got a lot of there imperial ideas from European countries that had better technology then them all European countries had better technology than Africa because they hadn’t

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    The Scramble for Africa – Leading Factors 1. The need for raw materials. 2. The need for land and foreign territories. 3. The desire to end the slave trade. 4. The desire for power between European countries. 5. The desire to invest in Africa. 6. Over-population in European countries. 7. The desire for cheaper labor. 8. The desire to spread Christianity. 9. The need to sell their manufactured products. 10. The need to eliminate unemployment. Reasoning for Order 1. The need for raw materials

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    European countries conquer and colonize Africa in the 19th century There were a number of reasons that cause the Europeans to conquer and colonize in Africa. There was there need for more raw materials‚ many of the products that they needed could not be found in Europe so exploration was required to satisfy their economic needs. Europeans also had a desire to control the trade in certain parts of Africa‚ but the important question is what made all of this possible. There were tons of reasons why

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    to 1880‚ European rule in the African continent had mostly been restricted to the coast‚ extending a short distance inland along major rivers due to their economic interests being primarily limited to the slave trade. The start of the 1880’s saw massive increase of European nations seeking territory in Africa. Europeans seeking rights to land‚ resources‚ and trading routes in Africa had to compete with other nations‚ corporations‚ and African natives. In order to gain these rights from the native

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