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    After World War II‚ the people of Africa fought to end the effects of European imperialism in order to achieve political independence and reclaim African culture. However‚ tensions caused by artificial political boundaries established by European powers exacerbated preexisting tribal and religious divisions. The newly ‘freed’ African states were unstable and struggled to deal with these conflicts‚ often resulting in civil wars and genocide. During this struggle‚ Africa received very little support to

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    Between the years of 1878 and 1898‚ it was spurred by the demand of the Industrial Revolution for raw materials‚ new markets‚ and etc. In addition Europe wanted to conquer and and colonize Africa but at the time it was very difficult for Europeans to take over countries due to the fact that everybody used muskets. However‚ due to technological advancements by the Europeans‚ a man named Hiram S. Maxim invented the Maxim gun in 1885‚ the first machine gun. At this point‚ the Europeans and other countries

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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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    Imperialism brought many positive changes to Africa‚ India and China. The British brought many ideas. As well as implemented many improvements including new technology and a transportation mechanism. The British improved the lives of many Africans. Imperialism brought great benefits to Africa‚ India and China. Imperialism brought change and positive effects to Africa. The British introduced new Ideas in forms of transportation‚ technology‚ health care‚ and schools this greatly benefited

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    European desire to obtain resources to meet the needs of its newly industrialized society. The only way to do this was to push outward to unknown territory and gain control of its inhabitants and resources. Continents such as Africa and Asia were eventually explored. However‚ it was Africa that was found to be rich in many raw materials that would serve as catalysts to a bolstering European economy marked by industrialization. Though many of the inhabitants fought back against European imperialist aggression

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    Name _________________________________________________ Date ____________________________ DBQ 15: NEW IMPERIALISM: CAUSES Historical Context Between 1870 and 1920‚ the rate of European imperialism increased. This was due to economic‚ political‚ and social forces. The Industrial Revolution stirred the ambitions of European nations. The advances in technology allowed these nations to spread their control over the less-developed areas of the world. Historians have studied this empirebuilding

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    In regards to the European Scramble for Africa‚ there were a variety of actions and reactions from the African people. Some wanted to befriend the Europeans while others wanted nothing to do with them. The Europeans used deceptive and strategic means to try and win the Africans over‚ which the Africans responded to in a multitude of ways. The Africans responded either peacefully‚ out of anger‚ or out of pride for their land and tribes. In Doc. 1‚ The Royal Niger Company has conducted a document

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    The Shoe-Horn Sonata written by John Misto creates images through distinctively visual elements. Through the use of projected images‚ carefully selected music and descriptive dialogue‚ challenging aspects of life can be represented. An image we see early on in the play is Singapore Harbour burning down in 1942 when the Japanese first invaded. This is shown as Bridie and Shelia are discussing their experiences on the boats. This shows the ignorance of the British as they did not evacuate the women

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    trading with aggressive imperialism"(Uchendu 1965‚ p.4). According to Coleman (1971) “the discovery in 1830 that the Niger entered the Bight of Biafra served as an invitation for traders to penetrate the hinterland” (p.41). According to him between 1886 till 1890 the Royal Niger Company administered territories in the basin of the Niger on behalf of Britain after these areas had been acknowledged in the Berlin conference of 1885 as belonging to Britain. The British merchants were as vital to the

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    for overseas territorial acquisitions and the emergence in colonizing . 2. Define the white man’s burden and the scramble for Africa? The white man’s burden was a term used to describe when the Europeans decided to colonize Africa and then went on to spread the Christian religion and spread the idea of democracy to the heathens of the African continent. The Scramble for Africa

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