...Overall comments: The work identifies Africa as an area that experienced imperialism. The African reaction is well discussed. However, the rise of imperialism is not addressed and two appropriate revolutions need to be compared. Detailed Results (Rubric used: GKE Task 3) Articulation of Response (clarity, organization, mechanics) (0) Unsatisfactory (1) Needs Revision (2) Satisfactory The candidate provides unsatisfactory articulation of response. The candidate provides weak articulation of response. The candidate provides adequate articulation of response. Criterion Score: 2.00 Comments on this criterion: The articulation of response is adequate. A. Imperialism or Colonialism (0) Unsatisfactory (1) Needs Revision (2) Satisfactory The candidate does not provide a logical discussion of the rise of imperialism or colonialism in 1 area of the world from the given list. The candidate provides a logical discussion, with insufficient detail, of the rise of imperialism or colonialism in 1 area of the world from the given list. The candidate provides a logical discussion, with sufficient detail, of the rise of imperialism or colonialism in 1 area of the world from the given list. Criterion Score: 0.00 Comments on this criterion: The work identifies Africa as an area that experienced colonialism/ imperialism. However, no discussion is provided explaining the rise of colonialism/imperialism. A1. Reaction (0) Unsatisfactory (1) Needs Revision (2) Satisfactory...
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...Part 2 Answer each of the following prompts with a response of at least 200 to 300 words: • Trace the path of American imperialism during the period from about 1870 to 1914 through political, military, and economic events. Why was the United States interested in expansion in these areas? Why was America building a global empire? The United States was interested in expanding in these areas because the United States was trying to build a global empire and these areas were a crucial part of doing so. Previously, America’s expansions had taken place towards the west and in order to conquer more, they had to expand to the east as well. America was building a global empire because they wanted to expand. The American population was increasing, there was massive industrial and urban growth, and to facilitate America’s expanding population and industries, the United States needed to gain power of other countries and gain the ability to trade, import, and export from areas containing products America needed to flourish. • What were the moral implications of American imperialism? How did imperialists justify their actions? How did the anti-imperialists justify their position? Consider the role of race, economics, science, and religion. • What significance did the Spanish-American War have in the development of the United States as an empire and world power? The Spanish-American War gave America the opportunity to fight against the Europeans and their small military...
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...In the late 1890s, the United States faced a dilemma: they were in the midst of one of the greatest economic depressions in their time. There were many influencing factors in this depression, but many economists believed that the lack of customers had resulted in the over-production of steel, oil and other goods. These were the leading causes of the economic crash. Luckily for the United States, the age of Imperialism has begun. Imperialism is the act of annexing foreign colonies. In the early 1900s, European powers started aggressively conquering colonies, racing to build the largest Empires. The question is, should the United States have joined this conquest, and how did they benefit? Without the rise of big business in the late 1890’s, the United States would not have sanctioned Imperialism, nor would they have annexed colonies in the East, conveniently forming a route to China’s market....
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...Compare and Contrast Japanese and Western Imperialism in Asia and the Pacific 23 October 2013 at 18:10 The Japanese pursuit for an empire in South East Asia helped changed the balance of world power away from Europe, by taking their most lucrative colonies. Soon after the Japanese defeat in World War II, most of the colonies won their independence from their European masters. This essay will be arguing that despite the vast geographical distance and cultural, racial differences, as well as the different time periods involved, Japanese and European intentions were very similar, and that these similarities contributed to the weakening of Imperialism as a doctrine. To do so, this essay will be examining the reasons for the Japanese conducting policies of imperialism, when they expanded, what methods they use to expand and the systems of government. Japanese Imperialism will be compared to those of a well known European power active in the region, Britain. J.A Hobson’s seminal work Imperialism: A Study puts forward the idea of the ‘Economic Taproot of Imperialism’. A taproot is the largest root in some plants and is the plant’s primary source of nourishment. Military aggression is simply capitalist expansion. He described it as “As one nation after another enters the machine economy and adopts advanced industrial methods, it becomes more difficult for its manufacturers, merchants and finaciers to dispose profitably of their economic resources and they are tempted more and more to...
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...Western Dominance By the nineteenth century, the imperialistic western powers dominated and influenced most of the world. Europe’s power spread until much of the world was controlled and influenced by European business imperialism. The British had acquired direct control over France, India, most of Africa, much of Southeast Asia, South Asia, Malaysia, and the Pacific. They had indirect control over large parts of China, Afghanistan, Persia, Mongolia, and Latin America (Kallander 2/13). The Westward shift of power was brought about with the British domination of foreign trade, the advancement of technology and weapons, and business imperialism. The United States expanded into the Pacific, took over Hawaii and bought Louisiana from the French. The westward shift of power was essential to the rise of global empires and to the start of modernization. Less powerful countries or empires would take ideas from those which were more powerful empires to better advance their society. The expanding western dominance in the world was essential to increasing globalization. The western military dominance symbolized modernization, which was then thought of as industrialization. As western imperialism spread, modernization also spread; the rest of the world had to compete and did so by imitating western militaristic ideas. By building up their own military using western ideas, the unconquered empires could compete and fight against imperialists. The western imperialists continued to conquer...
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...University of Phoenix Material American Imperialism Part 1 Age of Imperialism: 1870 to 1914 Place | Why was there interest? | U.S. actions | Status today | Alaska | The purchase of Alaska in 1867 marked the end of Russian efforts to expand trade and settlements to the Pacific coast of North America and became an important step in the United States rise as a great power in the Asia-Pacific region. Beginning in 1725, when Russian Czar Peter the Great dispatched Vitus Bering to explore the Alaskan coast, Russia had a keen interest in this area, which was rich in natural resources and lightly inhabited. | Russia offered to sell Alaska to the United States in 1859. The looming U.S. Civil War delayed the sale, but after the war, Secretary of State William Seward quickly took up a renewed Russian offer and on March 30, 1867, agreed to a proposal from the Russian Minister in Washington, to purchase Alaska for $7.2 million. The Senate approved the treaty of purchase on April 9; President Andrew Johnson signed the deal on May 28, and Alaska formally transferred to the United States on October 18, 1867. This purchase ended Russia’s presence in North America and ensured U.S. access to the Pacific northern rim. | The Alaska Territory Constitutional Convention Adopted the Alaska Constitution on February 5, 1956. Alaska was inducted into the Union in 1959. President Eisenhower signed the official declaration, which made the territory of Alaska the 49th state. (Purchase of Alaska...
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...From the years 1750-1900, also known as periodization 5 the concept of New Imperialism rose going into periodization 6 from the years of 1900 to present day. New Imperialism characterizes a period of colonial expansion by European powers toward Africa and Asia turning them into vast colonial empires. Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, and many more European countries participated in what was known as the scramble for Africa. One of the many reasons why this “scramble” happened was to gain more power, land, etc. For instance during this time, Europe needed the raw materials that Africa had to make more goods. This need lead to them to mistreating the Africans and treating them like slaves to get the raw materials they needed. Overall...
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...Name: Tutor: Course: Date: University Rise of Imperialism or Colonialism The rise of imperialism in Africa is dated between the 1870s and 1900 whereby it faced European imperialist hostility, military invasion and eventual conquest, diplomatic pressure and also colonization. The European imperialist push into the African continent was highly motivated by three major factors which are the social, political, and economic factors with the economic factor being the primary factor. As a result, of the European imperialist designs and pressure provoked African political and diplomatic responses leading to military resistance by Africans. To conquer Africa, colonials commonly applied the policies of direct, indirect and assimilation rule to dominate entirely African countries. To get protection from the colonizers, African leaders reacted by signing treaties like the Berlin conference for those who collaborated while some African leaders reacted by forming militarily to resist the seizure of their lands and also the imposition of colonial domination. The major cause of violent revolution in the Russian revolution of 1917 was the existence of sharp economic differences existing between social classes. The main goal was to ensure that the rigid class system existing were somehow fair and not favoring. The cause for the use of nonviolent revolution in the American Revolution was the fact that it presents fewer obstacles when it comes to moral and physical involvement and commitment...
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...Is contemporary capitalism a kind of imperialism? For Ellen Meiskins Wood, it is the ‘empire of capital’ that is shaping our world. For her, the empire of capital is the new form of imperialism across the globe. Capitalism, she argues, has become ‘universal’ and it spans the globe with pervasive and intrusive control over human life and nature. It is operating with its systemic logic of ‘accumulation, commodification, profit maximization, and competition’. The empire of capital has achieved its global and penetrating grip by setting free and directing the destructive forces of the capitalist market and ‘totalizing itself’ intensively and extensively to permeate all spheres wherever it establishes itself. It is alive and there's no sign of its demise in the near future. Wood argues that capitalist imperialism, driven by market imperatives, and unlike other imperialisms before it, ‘seeks to impose its economic hegemony without political domination wherever it can.’ Empire of Capital provides perceptive insights into the fundamental nature of capitalist imperialism and what drives it. ‘The Detachment of Economic Power’ she provides an explanation of and dissects capital imperialism. She shows how under ‘empire of capital’ (the new imperialism) the economic power of capital is detached from political and military power (extra-economic force) and discusses the relation between them, as well as the implication of the detachment on the relation between the economy and the state...
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...1905, February Revolution, October Revolution, Red Terror, new Economic Policy 21. What were the causes and effects of political unrest in Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries?- Understand the different tensions common in Latin American during this time period: conservative vs. liberal, elite vs. masses, peaceful change vs. violent change, dictatorship vs. democracy and nationalism vs. imperialism. Be able to apply this to Mexico during this time period. 22- How did colonialism lay the groundwork for the emergence of the modern Middle East? Be familiar with the regions (Ottoman Empire/Turkey, Syria and Lebanon, Palestine, the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa) Be able to explain how European powers engaged in colonialism in the regions, how the region was affected by said colonialism. What nationalism is and how it was a reaction of imperialism. Be able to analyze and comment on imperialism versus nationalism. 23- What accounted for the rise of totalitarian states after WWI? Know the word inevitable (was going to happen no matter what), what factors led to the rise of fascism and totalitarianism in Europe after WWI? – be able to cite specific examples of this. Be able to analyze the question with well thought out opinion and support of historical information “was...
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...In the early 20th century Europe had acquired global dominance. Primarily its progress was due to the Industrial Revolution. However, there were many other factors that contributed to the rise of Europe. The first was the formation of alliance systems, which allowed for long term relationships between countries. Next was a sense of nationalism, which gave countries unity and allowed them to work together for the good of their country. Another factor was militarism and the arms race. Each country wanted to show their power through the military, even though they didn’t want to fight. Two more factors that contributed to the rise in European power include imperialism, or the belief of superiority, and Social Darwinism, which is a theory that competition between all individuals, groups, nations or ideas drives social evolution in human societies (Wikipedia). Many client-state relationships evolved in this time period, with Europe being the superior state and other nations being the subordinate clients. Because of these factors, Europe had better food distribution, advances in medicine and sanitation. Their standard of living also increased. Progress in Europe seemed inevitable; however, it was these factors that ultimately led to its downfall in the mid 20th century. The first major hit that Europe received was the “Great War” or World War I which occurred from 1914 to 1918. The causes of this war were not clear cut but they were believed to be the formation of alliances...
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...This techniques helps illustrate the rise of the populist movement and the increasing divide between the upper class and lower class. With these contrasting views a Corner in Wheat offers a populist interpretation by utilizing the experiences of these three characters. Three specific scenes that support this populist interpretation are the scene with the farmer and his family, the scene in the pit and the scene in the bread shop. These events make up the film and set the populist atmosphere and criticize the unfairness of imperialism. Another factor that helps support the populist vision A Corner in Wheat presents is the fact that this film was released in 1909; around the time of the uprising of the populist movement. In class we talked about the formation of the Farmers Alliance in the 1880s a major social movement in which farmers fought against the developing imperialism of America (Lecture, January 30, 2014). Along with the formation of the People Party in 1892 that gained the attention of many impoverished Americans as they fought against the growing divide between rich and poor (Lecture, January 30, 2014). More importantly, these groups and movements helped further develop the 3rd Party Movement with the idea that the bedrock of culture is labor (Lecture, January 30, 2014). With these historic events D.W. Griffith produced a film that helped support these populist visions and laid out a film to show the true unfairness of imperialism and the doom...
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...Grigsby Chapter 12 Major issues In everyday languages and lingo, imperialism tends to be a vague term with implications that often make it an epithet of rather indiscriminate abuse. Yet it is still a term that students of history should not be afraid of using, provided they do so with some care. In a universal sense imperialism means the exercise of power by one state or one people over another. It is acceptable to talk about the expansion of ancient Rome at the expense of its neighbors as ‘Roman imperialism’ or to talk about ‘Spanish imperialism’ in America in the sixteenth century. U.S. imperialism is very key and important to how our country will remain a strong country among the other countries. American imperialism has been a part of United States history ever since the American Revolution. The United States have been expanding their borders beyond that with which they started. This is a difficult thing to gauge with the United States because since the very beginning of our history, the United States have been a conquering nation, an expanding empire. Imperialism is practice by which powerful nations or people seek to expand and maintain control or influence over weaker nations or peoples. Throughout the years there have been many instances where the Americans have taken over other people countries; almost every time we go into we have taken over a new piece of land. The Americas first taste of imperialism came about five hundred years ago when Columbus came to America...
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...American Imperialism Imperialism is defined as a policy which stronger nations extend they’re economic, political, or military control over weaker territories and this policy is often associated with the establishment of colonies. Since the American Revolution, American Imperialism has been a part of the United States history. European countries had been involved in imperialism for centuries before the United States started to build a colonial empire. During the American Imperialism, the main focus was a political and economic expansion and was supported by interests, actions, and strategies. This is how American became such a powerful nation. The United States became involved with Hawaii, Cuba, Spain, Philippines, and China during this policy. In the late 1800s, the people in the United States had wanted to become more involved in Imperialism. Henry Cabot Lodge, a senator from Massachusetts was one of the supporters of the US expansion. He believed that the United States must not fall out of the line of (Mathews, 2006) March, because of the smaller states that were trying to expand their future. In 1826, the United States first became involved with Hawaii, missionaries went to Hawaii to convert them to Christianity, this was one of the first treaties between the United States and Hawaii, and there became peace and friendship between the two of them (American Imperialism: Political and Econimic Expansion (1826-1914)) In 1875, the beginning of the Americans owned...
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...Conclusion The imperialism is the domination of one country over another (Discovery Education 2009; Mastanduno 2000) and by the end of the 1900s European nations were skilled at colonising and conducting imperial rule over other colonies, continents, and counties (Discovery Education 2009). It was imperialism that destroyed the traditions and ways of many different cultures as they were conquered and replaced with habits and the mentality of the western world (Mastanduno 2000). It had little to no benefit to those being conquered, but for the Europeans imperialism led to a rise of power, and wealth (Discovery Education 2009). Over time Imperialism became such a huge part of Europe that by the end of the 1900s most of the world had experienced some form of formal European rule (Lynn 2015; Roberts &...
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