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    The New Imperialism Imperialism is the expansion or attempted expansion of authority‚ influence‚ power‚ etc.‚ by any person‚ country‚ institution‚ etc. Different imperialisms in the past valued such things as land and natural resources. There were many turning points that started with simply the fact that an imperialism wanted to own a land that wasn’t theirs for their own benefit. In the 18th and 19th Centuries‚ political‚ social‚ and economic values led the charge behind European Imperialism

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    The New Imperialism (1869-1914) Chapter 27 Outline I. The New Imperialism: Motives and Methods A. Political Motives -Powers of the 19 the century realized the great political importance of colonizationand the need to protect their overseas assets. Countries like Great Britain‚France‚ Portugal‚ and Belgium embraced the ideas of imperialism and colonizedareas not only to gain resources‚ but also to show political and military strengtharound the world. They would also settle areas around their vital

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    and attempts to reform. The Progressives‚ including Muckrakers and the Progressive Party‚ tried very hard to reform government policies. The Progressives were quite successful in reforming the government at the Federal and State levels between 1870 and 1920‚ but only marginally successful at the municipal level. On the Federal level‚ the Progressives successfully pushed for multiple reforms. Progressives led to the Interstate Commerce Act‚ the Federal Food and Drug act‚ the 17th Amendment‚ and many

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    History‚ The Alliance System‚ And New Imperialism History‚ The Alliance System‚ and New Imperialism The country of Belgium received its name from the Belgae. The Belgae were a Celtic tribe‚ described by Julius Cesar‚ as the Gaul’s most courageous tribe. Like many other peoples‚ they were forced to surrender to Roman legions. The new area was named Gallia Belgica. Rome eventually faded but the name of Belgium endured. Belgium

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    in the 19th century as empire-building reemerged as New Imperialism by European nations to consolidate their power while allowing them to recover prestige. This new method of imperialism is known as a process that is exelcerated as it refers to a new wave of overseas expansions that allow different parts of Europe to primarily focus on Africa‚ as they were a neighboring territory that had not been thoroughly explored. The drive for New Imperialism has changed and drastically impacted the fundamental

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    In the 1920’s‚ the United States economy boomed‚ bringing with it a new generation and way of living. A “New Morality” was taking over the nation and replacing old traditional values (Appleby 612). New Mortality expressed youth and personal freedom (Appleby 612). This created a lifestyle based on parties and spending money (Hensley 4). This new way of life came with new inventions and technologies. The radio‚ phonograph‚ and movies were all invented during the 1920’s. The automobile also became

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    The "New" Women of the 1920s: Image and Reality The 1920s began with the end of World War I and ended with the stock market crash of 1929. Technological and economical growth flew threw this era and urbanization began. Things like radio and movies created a national ‘pop culture’ and new music: Jazz‚ some even refer to this era as the "Jazz Era". It was during this time of change and growth that women begin to gain a strong hold on equal rights. In 1920 the nineteenth amendment to the constitution

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    In the 1920s‚ the boom in technology‚ coupled with cultural and social developments led to tensions between the old and new. The manifestation of these conflicting ideals was a focal point of the Election of 1920 and Scopes Monkey Trial. The reform movements and Woodrow Wilson’s staunch moral legislation preceding the 1920s were a source of exhaustion for the American public. The American public was disillusioned with the failed League of Nations‚ and quickly embraced the Election of 1920 as what

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    assess events differently than before hand‚ finding out ways to take a step back and look at actions as they affect multiple nations simultaneously. Of these international events from 1870-1945‚ the Age of Imperialism‚ World War I‚ and the Great Depression had worldwide impacts on economic and social issues. Imperialism in the late 19th century became a competition among European countries to take control of as many areas in Africa before the others did. For the most part‚ France‚ England‚ and Germany

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    Imperialism‚ as it is defined by the Dictionary of Human Geography‚ is an unequal human and territorial relationship‚ usually in the form of an empire‚ based on ideas of superiority and practices of dominance‚ and involving the extension of authority and control of one state or people over another."[2] Lewis Samuel Feuer identifies two major subtypes of imperialism; the first is the "regressive imperialism" identified with pure conquest‚ unequivocal exploitation‚ extermination or reductions of undesired

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