The Rise Of Imperialism

A common phrase people say is “learn from your mistakes” but it seems throughout history we never have. We often see similar actions recur throughout history, including the rise of Imperialism, Revolutions, and advancement in technology for warfare. The motives of Imperialism are obvious. To grow a country 's Industries, land, and the economy. These factors caused the idea of Imperialism to spread from world power to world power. Imperialism first showed started in the Modern World in the Mongol Empire. The Mongol empire expanded into one of the largest empires in history with their superior army and large trade routes. With greed come desiring to expand. Imperialism played a major role in the overtaking of Africa in the 19th century. All

During the French Revolution of 1789 imperialism took a smaller scale, individual companies began to monopolize their profession and expanding to crush their competitors. France expanded internally as well as externally. Jules Ferry believed he could sway people to expand using facts, he said “In the area of economics, I am placing before you, with the support of some statistics, the considerations that justify the policy of colonial expansion…” (Robinquet 167) expressing the many ways people tried to convince others to expand. France and Great Britain split the majority of the world through their settlements and territories. Great Britain’s most valuable and profitable territory was India, which had multiple trade outpost for Cotton, Silk, Opium, Indigo Dye, and most importantly Tea. Great Britain controlled the markets trying to expand more. This fast expansion caused all other European countries to try to compete with Britain’s ever growing empire. In his writing Rise of our East African Empire document Lugard stated that “To allow other nations develop fields, and to refuse to do so ourselves, is to go backward”

Destruction is caused by Weapons. The technological advancement throughout history are amazing. During the french revolution the guillotine is introduced. The guillotine was created as a cleaner, more humane alternative to an axe to the back of the neck. The guillotine was created for all classes. It was done so no matter how low class or how high of class if you were to be killed it would be by guillotine. The guillotine promoted equality and was a staple throughout the revolution to advocate for equality. Other technology advances began earlier during the scientific revolution. Copernicus proved the church wrong when they said that the earth was at the center of the universe. Copernicus proved using a telescope that the earth revolves around the sun. This advance sparked others to see the world in a different way. Changing the perspective of the people allowed them to think more creatively and discover more. Another technological advancement that changed history and society was the industrial revolution that struck through Europe creating more jobs and manufacturing more goods at a higher rate. One of the greatest to come to the western world was the industrial revolution the incredible advancements made during the time that affected the world we live in today. The world went from hand crafted goodness to machine manufactured goods in a lifetime. This quick and drastic change was an extreme advancement. As machinery grew