The New Age Of Imperialism played a big part in the
history of the world from 1870 at the end of the
Industrial Revolution, to 1914 at the beginning of WWI.
What is Imperialism? Well, Imperialism is the
domination by one country of the political, economic,
or cultural life of another country or region. There
were four main motives for driving the New Age
Imperialism. First, the Industrial Revolution created
needs and desires that spurred overseas expansion.
Second, political and military issues were closely
linked to economic motives where nationalism played
an important role also. Third, humanitarian and
religious goals had many Westerners wanting to
spread their knowledge of medicine, law, and
Christian religion. Lastly, Social Darwinism played an
important role with the idea called, “survival of the
fittest”. Imperialism also had a few consequences.
First, it created competition between countries to see
who could get which country or area under their
sphere of influence first. Second, nationalism and
militarism played their own roles during and after
Imperialism. Lastly, some countries did not want to
accept other countries’ politics or economies, and so
fought for their rights.
The Age of Imperialism was a period of expansion of the
European powers in the 1800s. During this time, Europe
gained considerable amounts of power and became greatly
enriched. Economic interests, political motives, religious goals,
and social Darwinism ideas were all motives that urged
Europe to explore distant lands. Because of these expansions,
it led to consequences, including rivalry between nations and
the loss of cultures and civilizations.
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The new age of imperialism from 1800 to 1914 changed the
world completely. Continents with nations of different
ethnicities finally came in contact with each other. Europeans
got into contact with Africans and Asians and trade flourished.
This new age was caused by economic competition and
nationalism. Consequently, this era caused countries to
change dramatically. Many countries were able to globalize
and become as powerful as European nations though some
countries unfortunately were turned into colonies. These
colonies were sometimes abused by their rulers. Also, spheres
of influence appeared during this time. The spheres of
influence work like colonies, but are not ruled by a different
country.
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As western nations were armed with new economic and
political power, they set out to dominate the world. The
domination by one country of the political, economic, or
cultural life of another country or religion is referred as
imperialism. Imperialism was encouraged by greed for natural
resources, hope for new consumers of products, and political
and military issues. Social Darwinism, humanitarian and
religious goals had also caused the exploitations imperialism
had to offer. Altogether, these motives led to the
modernization of many countries. Imperialism has always
been around but the amount of influence Europe had on the
people of China, India, and Africa between the 1500s and
1800s created the Age of Imperialism.
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The age of Imperialism, lasting from 1800 to 1914, was a time
when Europe gained much control over other countries.
Imperialism, the domination by one country of the political,
economic, or cultural life of another country or region, led
them to success. After taking over numerous other countries
including Africa and India, Europe had made their way to
China. Trade had been taking place between China and
Britain, eventually leading to the Opium War. From the war,
China had adopted unequal treaties including the Treaties of
Nanjing. I believe that the conditions are extremely harsh and
would lead to future controversies, including risks of danger
and wars.
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Imperialism is the domination by one country of political,
economic, or cultural life of another country or region.
Countries would use imperialism to impose their ways and
control other countries. Europeans hoped to gain natural
resources and a new market of consumers. Imperialism was
meant to enable the teaching of other countries but instead
often leads to a “domination” of another country. Weaker
countries would have to face the consequences. They could
easily by destroyed by imperialism.
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Imperialism is the domination by one country of the
political, economic, or cultural life of another country or
region. Imperialism began because countries wanted to gain
access to newresources and new people to sell to. There were
also other motives; there were military motives such as saw
an opportunity to make moves in to other countries trying to
expand. Also people wanted to spread Christianity; as well as
social Darwinism. These motives were to better countries
however, colonies lost their culture, some westernized.
# 7 The Age of Imperialism is a period in time, labeled by most
historians as occurring from 1870-1914, in which many
European nations embarked on a reign of conquest around
the globe. Despite some resistance, the Europeans, with their
superior technology, took control of much of the world by the
end of this era. There were several motives involved with the
beginning of the Age of Imperialism. Due to the Industrial
Revolution, a time before the Age of Imperialism in which the
European nations rapidly modernized and gained new
technology, the demand for raw materials went up, and the
lands the Europeans claimed had these materials. Countries in
Europe also wanted military bases all around the world.
Several other Westerners believed it was their duty to spread
Western ways to the world, such as Western law, medicine,
and Christianity. And finally, many Europeans argued that the
white race was superior to all others, and that domination of
weaker races by the stronger ones is simply what is meant to
happen in nature. Consequences of the Age of Imperialism
included European domination of nearly all of Africa, the
British takeover of India, the fall of the Qing dynasty in China,
Dutch and French colonization of southeast Asia, and the birth
of the Dutch and British East India Companies. Imperialism is
still very much alive today. For instance, China is currently
imposing massive amounts of cultural imperialism on Africa,
under the guise of a friendly trading partner, while at the
same time, exploiting the people and resources of the
continent. As well as this, America is currently inflicting
military and cultural imperialism upon the Middle East.
#8 Imperialism is the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of
another country or region. Many Imperialism movements were in place during the 1800s, but the
most outstanding one was with Europe who had gained considerable power. Europe had centrally
governed nation-states, and the Industrial Revolution had greatly enriched European
communities. Like many other key developments in world history, this new imperialism
exploded out of a combination of causes. There were many motives such as: economic interests,
political/military, humanitarian and religious goals, and cultural heritage. With all actions come
consequences. These included battles for land, depriving people of their cultural heritage,
changing people’s view on life and changing the overall structure of a city’s government.
Imperialism has been said to end in the early 1900s, but many say that it is still going on during
present time. Imperialism does seem to be going on right now, because of countries that have a
great domination and influence over other countries. Although this may not be true, it is safe to
say that many aspects of the European Imperialism have affected what’s going on right now.
#9 Throughout the 1800s and early 1900s, the European
nations practiced a foreign policy called imperialism.
Imperialism occurs when a large, powerful nation seizes
control of a smaller and weaker nation. Europe practiced
Imperialism because of nationalism, the demand for raw
materials, and the need for new markets to which they could
sell their manufactured goods. Nations began looking outside
their borders to meet these needs. Imperialism lead to
cultural diffusion and was a very profitable foreign policy that
came at the expense of the foreign nations being controlled.
As a result, foreign leaders embraced Enlightenment ideas and
began political revolutions. Imperialism eventually fell out of
practice, but its effects still remain today.
From Great Britain to France the motives of Imperialism were
to achieve three things: land, raw materials, resources, and to
spread Christianity. The most important of these motives was
the need for raw resources such as gold, copper, spices, tea,
and minerals. The Europeans wanted to gain and keep hold of
land in order to control and maintain its people and resources.
The missionaries of Europe believed that they had a duty to
spread Christianity, which they saw as the blessing of Western
civilization. Imperialism had many different consequences,
such as the partition of Africa, European claims in Muslim
regions, British control over India and China, and New
Imperialism.
#11 the age of Imperialism brought about th new age of
conquering, the spread of ideas into new lands and having
countries that haven’t industrialized to a new civilized
country. It brought distant lands that never interacted to
form a bond of dependence for one another. Many countries
realized that their natural resources were depleting and
needed to find more resources. They decided to look
overseas to other lands for their hunger of natural resources.
Once they found what they needed, the created a deal with
the leaders of the lands so they would get what they needed
while still giving back. However, when two worlds collide,
there will always be a conflict. Imperialism had many
consequences with it. Westerners abused the lands they were
on, forced unfair trades that devastated the economy, and
used unfair tactics to rule them
#12 Gaining influence and backing during the Industrial
Revolution, a newly improved military strength, and stronger
European economies played a key role in Imperialism. All of
the factors contributed to Europe trying to bring other nations
under their control. Wanting to dominate society was caused
by a number of different reasons including the economy,
politics, humanitarian, and religious views. Social Darwinism
and natural selection transformed into the European belief
that the domination of a weaker race or colony was simply to
improve life for them and Europe. Due to the fact that Europe
felt that they could change society through taking over
countries, there was genocide, slavery, and cultural clashes.
These countries that were affected tried to resist Imperialism
and strived to maintain independence by fighting or
organizing national protests. Imperialism has continued to
affect modern society by foreign aid to other countries and
the protection of colonies.
#13 The age of Imperialism was a period of domination that
lasted from 1800-1914 which accompanied motives and
consequences. That motives that drove the ge of Imperialism
were economic interests, political and military, humanitarian
and religious goals, and the application of social Darwinism.
The consequences were the partitioning of Africa, European
claims in Muslim regions, the British taking over India, and
China’s reaction to the New Imperialism. Imperialism has
made its way into the present time. This being so because the
same motives or principles are still implemented by powerful
nations that seek to dominate or excel in the world just as the
Western nations of the age of Imperialism aspired to do as
well.
#14 During the time from 1800-1914, the European Nations
pursued a need to expand their political and geographical rule
around the globe, better known as Imperialism. Imperialism is
the time in history in which Countries as Spain, France,
Germany conquered other countries to colonize them as their
own for political, geographical, and resources needs.
Imperialism was spread by missionaries and trade