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The creation of overseas colonies was an effort by many European powers to expand their power and spheres of influence. One term to describe this is Imperialism.
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What was the quest of colonial empires?
The Age of Imperialism was the quest for colonial empires.
The quest for colonial empires?
Imperialism
What is aquisition?
the act of acquiring
What is The desire to create and possess colonial empires?
Imperialism.
What is the word that describes the act of acquiring by force?
conquest!
What economic benefits did the imperial powers derive from their colonial empires?
Benefits for Imperial Powers
Who benefited from colonial empires?
The colonialists benefitted from colonial empires. They pilaged the resources of the nations they colonised and enslaved many indigenous inhabitants to work as their slaves. For example Britain colonised much of India, and robbed India of all of its natural resources.
The region now called Georgia was a battleground for colonial dominance between which two European empires?
The region now called Georgia was a battleground for colonial dominance between the Russian and Ottoman empires. This applies not just to Georgia, but to all the Caucauses.
Which empire reached its height most recently in history?
The empires which reached their height most recently were the European colonial empires
What have historians called some of the empires that existed in the nineteenth century prisons of nationalities and what empires were they referring to?
It sound like you are talking about the European colonial empires. Britain, France, Portugal, Germany, Italy and Belgium formed empires by conquering lands in Africa, the Americas and Asia and turning them into colonies. Spain had created the oldest colonial European empire in South and Central America and the Philippines , but lost it in the 19th century.
Which act was repealed after extensive colonial protests?
The Stamp Act
What were the people of Arabia able to do because of Arabia's location and being relatively free from the influence and power of the empires to the east and west?
The Arabs were able to act as merchants, conveying goods beyond the borders of the powerful empires.
