and ample resources that the Europeans used to their own advantage. In the late 19th century‚ the Industrial Revolution had greatly improved the Europeans’ ability to travel‚ communicate‚ and their means of production. This economic boom (inflation) meant that processed goods were in higher demand‚ which required more raw materials and cheap labor. In search of these things‚ the Europeans set their sights on Africa and began to quickly colonize the land. The European countries had an array of reasons
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European states colonized Africa for various reasons. In African Politics‚ political purposes behind colonization will be tended to. In this regard‚ the monetary purposes behind and the financial outcomes of development will be talked about. European strategy in Africa had two sections: the pioneer government and the provincial economy. The pioneer government was worried about the issues of a province at the focal and nearby levels. European authorities coordinated the focal government‚ which made
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As the Europeans began to explore the atlantic‚ they had hoped to discover new trade routes and connections. However‚ they fell into a much more impactful role that would lead to the development of the new world trade system. From the mid 1400’s through the 1700’s‚ Europeans‚ especially the Portuguese‚ were the leading force behind the Atlantic slave trade‚ which greatly affected West Africa‚ the Americas‚ and all of Europe. Focusing on West Africa and the Europeans‚ the Kingdom of the Kongo and
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last decades of the nineteenth century around 2-15 million of the Congolese died when Europeans began to take over the Congo Free State‚ evidently affecting the Congolese greatly. The Europeans made this horrific takeover because they believed that they could change Africa for the better. There were many changes in the Congo’s culture‚ economic and social status. This takeover initiated because of the Europeans’ want in their resources and the beginning of racism and abuse toward the Congolese‚ resulting
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What was the Bubonic Plague and what made the disease spread so far‚ so rapidly and kill millions of people. How did the Bubonic Plague affect Europe? The Plague vastly affected millions of lives in Europe‚ but it also affected millions of lives around the globe. The Plague is still‚ up to current date one of the largest disease outbreaks in recorded history. The Bubonic Plague was a disease that originated in Turkey in 1347. It was caused by the fleas that lived on rats. The fleas have a bad
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How the European Alliance Helped Cause World War 1Historians have spent many years analyzing the origins of World War 1. Many factors are considered by historians when asked this question; nationalism‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ etc. However all of these factors are influenced and tied together by the alliance system in place at the time tensions in the Balkans erupted. In this time period the Ottoman Empire had lost much of its control and power in the corridor to Europe. Many of the leading nations
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revolves around it’s interactions with Europeans. The Europeans exploited and conquered much of the African continent. They were able to conquer Africa through imperialism which is a process of invasion‚ attack and exploitation for natural resources. Africa had many natural resources that Europeans wanted to themselves and the only solution they came up with was to conquer Africa. Europeans explored and exploited Africa for a variety of reasons. They did this to spread christianity‚ to civilize
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From 793 to 1066 AD‚ the Vikings struck terror into the heart of every European. Their sudden‚ ferocious raids on villages‚ churches‚ and monasteries made them both hated and feared. However‚ the Vikings accomplished more than merely destroying towns. In fact‚ they were the best explorers of the age‚ venturing as far south as Africa and as far west as North America. Wherever they settled‚ they altered the cultural fabric of the conquered area. This paper attempts to analyze specific changes the Vikings
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The europeans who migrated to America did so for rather different reasons than the reasons the crown and corporations had for starting the colonies. While the colonies were started for profit‚ natural resources‚ and exerting power‚ the Europeans who actually made the move typically did so in the hopes of starting a better life in America than they ever could have hoped to achieve in Europe. Often this better life settlers were seeking was a better religious life where they freely
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impoverish backgrounds‚ but this was not the case for Capone. Capone came from a professional and respectable family. It is believed the Capone’s inadequate schooling and violence that he saw at school is what caused Capone to become a criminal (Organized Crime‚ 1). At the age of 14‚ Capone was expelled for hitting a female teacher‚ and he never returned to finish schooling. After this
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