The Age of Exploration, Imperialism, and Industrial Growth all played a big part in not just European history, but global as well, but How do they all connect? They each connect in many ways, without any of these parts the others would fail to happen. These events are like steps, if you don’t have step one, How can you continue? You can’t, that’s why these pieces all connect in some way.
Imperialism and Industrial Revolution have a very important connection, Industrial Growth makes Imperialism needed (Frontloader). Industrial Growth is the production of products, that are available to sell or trade. Well the more product you create, you need more resources. How do you get the resources? You need Imperialism in order to gain more resources. Imperialism is when a nation expands its power by conquering another land. The more land a nation has the more resources they are able to gather. With all those resources we can sell, trade, or create new products. So, without Industrial Growth, nations may have not gotten the push they needed to imperialize their nation, but without imperialism, there would be a lack of resources and the Industrial Growth would be deeply wounded. The connection between these two parts are extraordinarily important.
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Another connection is between, Imperialism and Exploration.
The Age of exploration led to, and kind of formed, the idea of Imperialism (schools.cbe.ab.ca). Exploration is the act of traveling in or through an unfamiliar land, in order to gain more knowledge of it (Google Dictionary). During the Age of Exploration nations reached lands and societies that previously they did not know about, but when these nations discovered that these lands had resources, they decided to expand their nation a little more. This created the idea of expanding their nation by taking over more land. Imperialism is built on the desire to increase wealth and power (schools.cbe.ab.ca). Exploration made nations want to imperialize
themselves. One more connection is between, Exploration and Industrial Growth. There is definitely some sort of connection between these two pieces. The connection may not be as direct as the others, but there is one. Exploration led to Imperialism. Imperialism made it easier to collect resources. These resources could be used to create products, or could of been sold to get the money that the factories needed for the production. These products can also be sold for money. Yes, this connection is a little indirect, but through imperialism these two have a pretty strong connection. In conclusion, these pieces of the building of a nation, are all connected in some way. They work just like steps, without one it would be really hard to successfully complete the other. These connections are important to the evolution of nations today.
Imperialism is a policy by which a country gains power over the world or other countries. It begun in 1865 and it caused US to expand. America had “Thirst for New Market”. The business in The United States was developing rapidly so it needed more supplies (trade) from other countries. The United States used different methods such as Jingoism/Racism, Economic Expansion and American superiority over Europe, but however, economic expansion contributed most for the US Imperialism. This meant more money and power compare to other countries.
...g. The tying together each small item to the events of world history symbolizes how the overarching theme of globalization involves many different aspects. Samuel Champlain’s excursion which could’ve been seen as complete accident actually helped establish a very profitable fur trade between North America. Chinese porcelain and its high demand introduced the world to the wonders of China as well as the rest of the world to China. Tobacco became a popular commodity of trade and was exported globally. Along with discoveries of routes, goods, and beliefs, and other things, the movement of people was, and still is, the most vital part of globalization. Without it, history wouldn’t be the same.
Differing perspectives exist on the topic of imperialism. Some of the main causes of imperialism were the need for resources to supply the industrial revolution with raw materials, and maintain a supply of cheap labor. There was also the desire to sustain a steady market for exported manufactured goods.
The first Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain. It led to a dramatic increase in factories, therefore a vast amount of manufactured goods. The demand for goods created by the Industrial Revolution helped clear the way for the Age of Imperialism because Great Britain and eventually all of Europe sought after more natural resources and raw materials. Imperialism is the policy in which a stronger country seeks to dominate a less developed country both politically and economically. Although the European imperialism of Africa was exploitive and self seeking, it was justified because it ultimately enhanced the growth and development of the African nations through new laws, government, well ordered finance and freedom form oppression.
Imperialism is the practice by which powerful nations or peoples seek to extend and maintain control or influence over weaker nations or peoples. By the 1800’s, the Western powers had advantages in this process. They led the world in technological advances, giving them a dominance when conquering other countries. The European Imperialists made attempts to conquer China and Japan. In this process, they succeeded by influencing Japan greatly. However, they were not as successful with China.
Imperialism is the colonizing of weak peoples by stronger nations and sucking all of the natural resources out of their land. The age of Imperialism was in the late 1800s through the early 1900s. The main region that was the sovereign states in this time period was Europe. Imperialism is viewed negatively because it was enforced with excessive violence. Avatar mirrors the Age of Imperialism and how it was enforced with the military powers at play, the attempt to use economic influence, and the attempt to assimilate native people.
First of all, imperialism improved the lives of the colonized people by aiding economic growth. The imperial powers prompted industrialization in the colonies, which is the development of advanced technology, leading to modernization in the colony. This is the change to a more modern, a more advanced country with new technology and better standards of living. These improvements then led to an increase in self-sufficiency, being able to maintain the colony’s economy by itself. In addition, industrialism
Imperialism was one of the things that played a major role in World War I. Imperialism is basically when one country tries to take over another country in various ways. Germany was attempting to control lands in Africa, which was a place that Britain and France had already established. (Brown, B. (2009, April 23). Causes of world war I (great war). Imperialism takes a lot of time to develop in terms of establishing the dominance needed to secure another nation or country. Therefore, imperialism is seen as a long-term cause WWI. (Brown, B. (2009, April 23). Causes of world war I (great war). By gaining land through imperialism, they had the idea that the country that gained the land would also gain valuable resources like the people and money. (Nationalism, imperialism, and militarism in world war I. (n.d.).
Around the 1700s regions in Europe were using the method of imperialism to not only expand but to economically benefit as well. Thus, imperialism was not only a form of government but also a form of economy. Furthermore, it is when regions extend their power and wealth through their military force and diplomacy. Specifically speaking, the Spaniards and British were two different groups of Europeans who colonized different regions around the world. As a result of doing so, the Spaniards who conquered Latin America and the British who conquered Southeast Asia causes depopulation along with cultural changes within the land they colonized.
The epoch of imperialism cannot be defined simply as proliferation of inflated egos tied to the hardened opinions of nationalists, but also a multi-faceted global rivalry with roots of philosophies tainted with racism and Social Darwinism. The technique of each imperialist was specific to the motivations and desires of each combative, predominantly Western power and subsequently impacted the success of each imperialist and its colonies. Driven by industrialization, Europeans were aware of the urgent need for raw materials and new markets to maintain a constant rate of expansion and wealth. Imperialism became a competition; in general, the European countries led with fervor while the non-Western regions deemed likely to be stepped on. Britain was endowed with geographic and political advantages that allowed the country to become the first to unwittingly stumble onto industrialization. Britain was an island, therefore had developed a unique naval strength which subsequently gave Britain leverage when globalization blossomed from expanding maritime trade. Meanwhile, the rest of Europe, including Belgium, trailed behind. Presently, colonized regions still bear the traits and scars from the subjugators of their past.
Although there are many other important factors, the main cause of the rise of imperialism was most certainly economic. The Age of Empire, by Eric J. Hobsbawn, provides an interpretation of New Imperialism. Hobsbawn calls imperialism “a natural by-product of the international economy” (Sherman pg 177). He is basically saying that imperialism is dependent on the rivalries of competing industries, which continually drive the international economy. Hobsbawn also dictates the need for external markets. The Industrial Revolution created many products that needed markets, thus creating a need of colonies. Hobsbawn believed that the overproduction of the Industrial Revolution and the Great Depression could be solved. He also realized that many businessmen knew that they could make a large profit off of China’s large population. For example, if every one of the three hundred million Chinese purchased one box of tin-tacks the businessmen knew that there would be a huge profit, consequently increasing the desire for colonization of weaker countries.
The Age of Exploration was caused by advances in technology. Price Henry of Portugal started a navigation school. Some of the advances were compasses, cannons and sails for the ships, new guns, and maps. Two of the most influential explorers of the Age, were students of Prince Henry at his navigation school. Their names are Vasco da Gama and Bartholomew Dias. Fame was one of the causes of the Age of Exploration. Most of the explorers wanted their name to be known throughout the entire world and wanted to leave behind a legacy. To be in control over a certain area, European kingdoms would finance the explorers. Another cause of the Age of Exploration was Religious factors. After gaining the trust of the locals, the explorers would take control, so that they could spread their version of Christianity around to the New World.
The ideas and goals of the enlightenment significantly influenced new imperialism. The enlightenment set the stage for new imperialism, it created new needs to be fulfilled by the means of foreign countries and was concealed by the enlightenment concept of universalism. And although the abolition of the slave trade was influenced by the ideas and goals of the enlightenment, it was not to the extent of new imperialism. Without the enlightenments influence there is no doubt that new imperialism would have had no reason to take place, however the same cannot be said for the abolition of the slave trade.
While there are many important facets of the industrial revolution that took place in Western Europe there are two very important results in relation to imperialism. One is simply the advancement of the economies. Switching over to an industrial society meant that greater volumes of raw materials were required, because the concept of industrial society is using mechanization to produce quality goods on a mass scale. In doing this much of the labor forces naturally moved from agricultural areas to industrial ones. And so not only was a smaller percentage of the population providing the necessary inputs for many industrially produced goods, but the quantit...
Throughout history, imperialism has led countries to extend their rule over weaker countries and then colonized those countries to expand their own power. Imperialism allows the ruling countries to use the weaker countries for their resources. Colonizing other countries would then lead to growth and a better reputation for the dominating country. There are many examples of imperialism throughout European history. When many European countries “scrambled” for Africa, it seemed as though Africa had no say in anything. During the 19th century, Europe found a way to use Africa for their own growth and power. Using Africa for their resources, the Europeans colonized Africa without a second thought. European imperialism in Africa had a negative impact because of social disarray, cultural loss, and death it caused.