US History Justifications for Imperialism American imperialism is the economic‚ military‚ and cultural influence of the United States on other countries. Although some might say the US wasn’t justified in becoming an imperial power because of Social Darwinist Thinking‚ world power‚ and religion‚ overall‚ they were justified because of military strategy‚ business interests‚ and the closing of the American frontier. America was justified in becoming an imperial power because of military strategy
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The Linguistic imperialism of Robert Phillipson 1. Linguistic Imperialism 1.1 The spread of English The stated aim of Phillipson’s 1992 book Linguistic Imperialism was to set out how English became so dominant and why‚ and to examine the role ELT pedagogy had in contributing to it becoming “the international language par excellence in which the fate of most of the worlds millions is decided.” (Phillipson 1992 p.6) While many writers had tackled the question before no one had done so from
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Imperialism of the ‘Enlightened’ Nation The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended imperialistic goals of Japan and plunged the nation into a time period of instability and need for recovery. This left Japan’s land virtually destroyed‚ its economy handicapped and its people either mentally scarred or dead in result of its attempt to expand and control the four corners of the world. Many would say that this is one of multiple reasons as to why imperialism had an overall negative effect
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Cultural imperialism is the practice of promoting a more powerful culture over a least known or desirable culture. It is usually the case that the former belongs to a large‚ economically or militarily powerful nation and the latter belongs to a smaller‚ less powerful one. Cultural imperialism can take the form of an active‚ formal policy or a general attitude. A metaphor of colonialism is employed: the cultural products of the first world "invade" the third-world and "conquer" local culture. In the
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American Cultural Imperialism: Fact or Myth? The phenomenon known as globalization has brought sweeping changes to the world. Forces associated with globalization like the spread of capitalism‚ advancements in communications and information technology‚ and expansion of the media have contributed to these changes. The main trademark of globalization has been an increasing flow of exchange in trade and culture. With this lowering of barriers‚ some people have begun to talk of a global culture
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writing style that aims at recreating nature in its entirety. An element similar to naturalism‚ determinism is a style which expresses that all outcomes are the result of an unbroken chain of previous actions. Yet another extension of naturalism‚ social Darwinism takes the theory of Charles Darwin‚ survival of the fittest‚ and applies it to characters in a story. A story that utilizes all of these styles is Jack London’s To Build a Fire; and it does so quite beautifully. First‚ we observe the use
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U.S. Imperialism Gandhi once said that‚ “I want the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any.” Depending on development‚ social status‚ and other additional variables‚ the level of validity in Gandhi’s quote varies. This has not always remained true to many countries; some groups have remained successful in keeping true to their cultures and not being influenced by outside forces‚ while some haven’t. Who is to blame for this
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Rosalyn Willis January 10‚ 2013 4th Block Chapter 11: The Age of Imperialism 1. Motivation for European imperialism came from technology‚ the Industrial Revolution‚ and colonization in Africa. European imperialists were so successful because of the steam engine improving transportation throughout the continent. The Maxim gun was quickly granted by countries during the time African armies were still depending on antique weaponry. The steam engine provided easier ways to travel deep within
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Historical Context: European imperialism in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries resulted in the carving up of areas of Africa and Asia into vast colonial empires. This was the case for British colonialism in India. As imperialism spread‚ the colonizer and the colony viewed imperialism differently. They saw both positive and negative effects of imperialism. • Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying documents in Part A. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account
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Week 5 Imperialism Questions 1. Even though most of Latin America became independent of European colonial rule in the 19c‚ what were some of the cultural influences and other ties that still existed between the two continents? Between 1810 and 1825‚ all the Spanish territories on the American mainland gain their sovereignty from Spain. Simultaneously‚ the power of the Catholic Church diminishes‚ including its patronage of the visual arts. During these war-torn years‚ cultural production declines
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