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Imperialism
One country extending power and dominance over another country or area is known as Imperialism. Based on ideas of superiority and authority, dominance is achieved through direct territorial acquisition or gaining economic control over an area.
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Why was the Tripartite Conference an important gain for US imperialists?
The united states gained a string of Eastern Samoan Islands, in order to settle a dispute between Germany and the United States.
Why did the U.S. feel it was an advantage to prevent further European colonization in latin America?
Because James Monroe felt sorry for all of the latin american countries and didn't like europe very much so he enacted the monroe doctrine to protect them.
Save the world, max.
(if the previous sentence made sense to you, then you my friend have excellent taste in literature)
Did the Spaniards come to the Philippines?
The Spaniards came to the Philippines via galleons and caravels (types of ships) because of mercantilism and to gain power. Spain also was obliged to follow the instructions of the Pope and convert the native people.
Why did Britain want to colonize Hong Kong?
- === because they needed a bigger Empire to fight other countries ===
not entirely! Hong Kong has a great Naval base which was used during WW2
- yes but still no they did not need a bigger empire they already had a big enough empire. They were given Hong Kong after the first opium war between the British and china. This war was caused because the British were smuggling in opium a drug that is very addictive. the British pretty much tried to drug china. So china then challenged the British to war and china ended up losing the war. Since they lost the war they signed a treaty with Britain called the treaty of nanking. This gave the British Hong Kong.
What is the definition of imperialist countries?
A person who believes in expanding a nation's authority by territorial gains or by creating economic and political authority and spheres of influence over other nations. These people would have supported the gaining of the Philippines, Cuba, and the Panama Canal project. Theodore Roosevelt and many others were a major contributor to imperialistic views. Perhaps the first imperialists were Europeans. Their world-wide colonial empires were built on almost the same definition of imperialism. The term of spheres of influence also is attached to imperialism.
-Amanda
How is the white mans burden related to imperialism?
Europeans felt it was their duty to educate native peoples in undeveloped countries.
Which Middle East countries were colonized?
Palestine until 1948. Jordan until 1946. Egypt until 1922. Iraq until 1932. Aden until 1967. Oman until 1970. Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Dubai until 1971. Kuwait until 1961.
What are the arguments for and against imperialism?
The supporters of an American empire thought annexing the Philippines would provide economic and military benefits. It would provide the U.S. with a naval base in Asia, and a large market for American goods. They also believed that America had the duty to teach "less civilized" people how to live properly. Those who didn't support annexation thought that the cost to run an empire would outweigh the economic benefits that it provided. They also believed that imperialism violated American principles.
How did french imperialism differ from British imperialism?
Belgium stripped local African leaders of all political influence.
How do countries colonize other countries?
They simply send their armies to the country, take over it and claim it as their own. Most colonisation was done around 600 years ago when much of the world, such as the Americas and Australia, was inhabited by tribal communities.
What are the five roots of imperialism?
This question isn't very specific. Are you talking about the first imperialism missions, or imperialism during the 1800s? The first imperial missions, conducted by Spain and Portugal were almost exclusively in search for a "North-west passage" or a route to Asia to increase accessibility to their spices and silk, which could be turned at a huge profit, by going west of Europe. Ultimately, all of these journeys were technically unsuccessful since none were able to reach Asia, however they did reach America. From there most of the Spanish explorers left for reasons of religious zeal (they wanted to force their religion, Christianity, on the native people they found), Curiosity (they just wanted to see the world) and and greed; because many of these explorers, particularly the Englishmen Sir Francis Drake, turned over huge profits.
During the latter half of the 18th century, during the "New Imperialism" things took a bit of a turn. By this time Germany had become an industrial giant overnight when they unified in 1870 as did Japan thanks the to the Meiji Restoration beginning in 1868, and the United States shelled up with high tariffs and just dumped their products on Europe. This forced the European nations to have to find other markets to dump their products, and so they turned to Africa. They also used the palm oil to help use their machines, and rubber to make tires. They also used imperialism to compete with other European nations, and used their interests in other nations as somewhat diplomatic strategies. Nations would also often force others into forced labor.
How did the us justify imperialism?
They didn't, Imperialism is a justification in of its self. The idea that the conquering of savage ignorant and uncivlised cultures in the glorious name of your home land, hardly an original idea.
What was not a reason U.S. imperialism increase in the late 19Th century?
interest in controlling foreign oil supplies(:
What were the lasting effects of the imperialism on Vietnam?
Vietnam was a french and Japanese colony , that tried to gained independence .
Did the European Imperialism cause the Rwandan Genocide in 1994?
Ultimately, yes. The oppression of the Rwandan people by European imperialists began a cycle of violence perpetuated by those in power. Europeans put Tutsis in charge, even though they were a minority, and Europeans and Tutsis together abused the Hutu majority (and the Twas, another minority). The angry Hutu majority (made angry by European favoritism) revolted against the Tutsis in power. To get revenge and to keep their power, the Hutus oppressed the Tutsis, just as they had been oppressed by the European imperialists' Tutsi puppets. To profit from the Rwandan people's exploitation, Europeans had long ago made a Rwandan economy based on tea and a few other goods that all began to do poorly in international markets in the 1960s. To distract people from the poor economy, the Hutu government began to use the Tutsis as scapegoats for all Rwanda's problems, going so far as to condone the murder of all Tutsis, setting the stage for subsequent events.
Which country colonized Panama?
The Spaniards colonized Panama in the early-to-mid 16th century and the most commonly proposed date is 1538. (The reason the date is vague is because Panama was part of the larger Spanish colony of Nueva Granada and was thus not considered individually important.) Panama was under Spanish control for roughly 300 years before choosing to join the new country of Gran Colombia with Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador in 1821. Although these other countries broke off from Gran Colombia relatively soon after, Panama remained attached to Colombia until the beginning of the 20th century. Panama finally gained full independence in 1903 with the assistance of the United States Navy.
What was the impact of colonization in Indonesia?
imperialism in Indonesia mostly affects the country economically because of the money and debts they owe. Education is another because the Dutch had the Indonesians convinced that education is not important as it is. They wanted them to think this because it would make them more likely to just produce crops without thinking about it. They dehumanized the people, and made them into machines only caring about their crops so they could get paid. Now that the imperialism is over, the government has made sure that education for their peoples is a priority.
How were missionaries involved in imperialism?
Which european country colonized mexico?
Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortez conquered Mexico in 1521. Then Mexico became a colony of Spain until 1821 when it won its independence war (1810-1821).
How did the ideas expressed in the white man Burden affect colonized people?
As per the theory of white man's burden, the white man of Europe was civilized, while the natives of Asia, Africa and the Americas were not. So, as colonizers of the Asian and African nations, the burden of civilizing the natives fell on the white man, as per this theory.
To answer the impact on colonized people, there were those among them who adopted Western culture, banishing and denigrating their own. Then, there was another category that tried to fuse what was best in their culture and Western culture, and tried to prove to the whites that there culture was equally great, if not greater (in the Indian context, some examples of such people would include Raja Rammohan Roy, Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi). Then, there were others who made exaggerated claims about their culture, and tried to prove that everything good and great emerged in their country only. Then, there was a fourth category of conservatives, who even upheld those practices in their culture that were considered to be social evils and blamed the Westerners for disturbing the established order of things.
Many of the people in the first category emraced Christianity, though there were many other factors responsible for people embracing Christianity outside the Middle East and Europe.
