The story of the Democratic Republic of Congo starts off with King Leopold II‚ the King of Belgium from 1865-1909. King Leopold II was extremely interested in making Belgium a world power‚ and did so by imperialism and colonization. In 1885‚ he made possible the formation of the Congo Free State (now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo) (Hochschild). This state was originally created as a way to open up the interior of Africa to European trade‚ specifically for ivory‚ which was extremely valuable
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How did nationalism contribute to World War 1? Nationalism held a huge part in world war1 as it does in many wars. A major part of nationalism in world war1 is shown through Otto van Bismarck. Bismarck was a very tactical man and was great at thinking up strategies. It seemed he would do all he could to promote Germany and make it truly powerful over the rest of Europe by making a group of alliances that wouldn’t give France a chance to rise up to Germany since alone France was weak. Although Bismarck’s
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Imperialism has brought Christianity into Africa‚ changing lives of many local people along with their traditions and their cultures. Not only the long-established customs have been transformed‚ but also the way people think and see about themselves and their environment. These changes have also made positive and negative impacts on the African continent and have shaped the way it is present today. Lesotho‚ being a part of the African continent went through the Imperialism and stood today diverging
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China to join the international economy; this was huge for China’s economy because it would reach its utmost height; but in the long run was not beneficial for China at all. Imperialism started to become a problem in China. Many of the Chinese were being used‚ and it caused a state of dependence on China. Also due to imperialism China was in a period of underdevelopment. This meant that
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During the Cold War‚ the world in general was a maniacal‚ paranoia-driven place to live in. Feelings of nationalism and inter-cultural isolation/conformity created rifts filled with fear between opposing nations‚ especially the two superpowers. The United States‚ as the juxtaposition to Soviet communists‚ sought to identify communism as a social evil‚ and a suppressor of both happiness and liberty. The resulting mentality following the period of global animosity triggered numerous instances of economic/cultural
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Ethiopia is an ancient country with a strong sense of culture; through ancient history‚ trade‚ its transition from imperialism to independence‚ and its modern government‚ Ethiopia has developed into the starving country it is today. Ethiopia was the first established country on Earth (Stephanus). Ethiopians were the first to introduce the worship of gods‚ rites of sacrifice‚ and the first to establish laws. The first inhabitants of Ethiopia are believed to have been Kushitic-speaking people who
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fabulously rich on the trade it produced. The foundations of what we now think of as free-market capitalism were invented during the colonial era‚ partly to handle trade. It’s an undecided question in academic circles (amongst historians for instance) as to whether colonialism is important purely for its economic consequences‚ or whether cultural factors (such as missionary Christianity or a sense of racial superiority) also plays a part. Imperialism is empire building. Growth occurs when one state is more
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Throughout history imperialism has unleashed throughout the world. Many countries had been taken under control with force by Britain. The White Man’s burden is a poem about making Africans send their best people into exile to work for their captives. The Africans exiled were to protect their captives‚ never attempt to do less‚ allowed to be blamed and hated by their captives‚ and to be patient and hold back their pride. Things Fall Apart is about Okonkwo and his clan who followed their Igbo culture
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Pranav Misri Mike Tribe IB History 1‚ Period 2 29th August 2014 Word Count: 1996 words What is Nationalism? Historical and scholarly perspectives on nationalism are almost as numerous as the different strains of nationalism and other phenomena that are often confused with it. Some‚ like Richard Handler‚ a professor of Anthropology at the University of Virginia‚ declare it “as an ideology about individuated being‚ an ideology concerned with boundedness‚ continuity‚ and homogeneity encompassing
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plans of war. Imperialism: Imperialism‚ the process by which a small number of industrial nations extended their economic and political control over much rest of the world‚ was the main driving force in the international relations at the turn of the century. As time passed the cast of imperialist nations changed. Spain‚ Portugal‚ and the Netherlands‚ three stalwarts of an earlier era‚ were no longer active. However‚ three other imperial powers‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ and
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