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    History 111 1/31/13 The First Civilizations: The Peoples of Western Asia and Egypt Civilization is defined as "a complex culture in which large numbers of people share a variety of common elements". But what are these common elements? Many of the worlds first civilizations all shared a number of key characteristics that set them apart from early hominids. The development of citites and architechual monuments‚ which became the central point of matters such as economics ‚ polictics‚ and new artistic

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    The newly found petroleum supplies changed the nations is southwest Asia in a couple of ways. Nationalism was emerging in southwest Asia as a major‚ major force. Nationalism wasn’t the only thing that was emerging though. It’s economy was starting to grow and take a new course that it never did before. In the industrialized countries‚ there was a demand for petroleum products. This demand brought the expiration for oil in Asia. The American and European companies were the ones who discovered oil

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    Prompt: What were Western motives for imperialism in Africa and how did people resist such oppression? Africans were forced to live their lives a certain way by the people in power but are now improving. The people who were in power were white people. Africans are able to do more than they used to and use more gadgets than they could use before.Africans made a good fight for their rights and are progressing as time passes. Some think they’re losing what’s most important. One reason that supports

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    |Social |The Silk Road separates China from Europe and Western Asia. It was a very dangerous route. Much of it| | |is taken up by the Taklimakan desert‚ one of the most hostile environments. There is almost no | | |vegetation‚ and very little rainfall. Sandstorms were very common‚ and killed many people. | |Political |The western end of the trade route developed earlier than the eastern end‚ because

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    Imperialism Since the American Revolution‚ American Imperialism has been a practice exercised by The United States. America‚ one of the world’s most powerful countries‚ has sought to expand‚ control‚ and influence nations and people that are not strong enough to retaliate successfully. Once America set its sights on what it wanted to govern‚ own‚ seize‚ or destroy‚ it was usually victorious. Devine Manifestation was the belief that God sent them fourth to possess the land for expansion and growth;

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    May 2013 Analyze attitudes toward and evaluate the motivations behind the European acquisition of Africa colonies in the period 1880 to 1914. We live in a world today in which the consequences of nineteenth-century Western imperialism are still being felt. By about 1914 Western civilization reached the high point of its long-standing global expansion. This expansion in this period took many forms. There was‚ first of all‚ economic expansion. Europeans invested large sums of money abroad‚ building

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    What is imperialism? Why was its history so diverse? Explain by comparing different colonial settings. During the late 1900’s Europe decided it was in the nation’s best interest to expand their territory and bring inferior race’s under its control. The Europeans would not be the first to expand however they did go one step further‚ choosing occupied areas. This is the basis for what is now categorized as imperialism. Africa‚ Asia and the Pacific were three of the first areas to be conquered and

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    INTERNATIONAL EVENTS / ORIGINS OF WWI II. IMPERIALISM Colonialism Imperialism Date late 15th century – 1815 1870s – 1914 Colonisers Spain Portugal France England Netherlands in Africa: Germany France GB Portugal Belgium Spain Italy in Asia: France GB Russia Colonised‚ explores areas Americas Africa (only trading posts) Australia‚ India Africa (trading posts at first‚ colonies later) Asia Motives of Europeans new trading routs new resources of gold & silver raw

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    Imperialism is the policy of extending a nation’s authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations‚ countries‚ or colonies. This is either through direct territorial conquest or settlement‚ or through indirect methods of influencing or controlling the politics and/or economy. The rule of authority of a country is based on territory‚ economic establishment and political influence. The term is used to describe the policy of a nation’s

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    Economic Imperialism in the East Asia Xiaowei Huang Zhuhai Campus‚ Beijing Institute of Technology E-mail: janey710@yahoo.com Abstract Korean popular culture such as movies‚ TV dramas‚ and pop music is overwhelmingly powerful and TV dramas are one of the most remarkable popular cultures of these. They are not only popular in terms of the fanaticalness of audiences and fans‚ but also bring considerable profit to the national income. Cultural imperialism to be a new form of economic imperialism. The Korean

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