HISTORY 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: West Germany
5 Apr 2017
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Lecture 24: american empire and europe in africa. Formal empire- westward expansion by purchase and war (ex. Informal empire- can apply to usa but formal empire should not be neglected. Economic explanations- not always big interests but influential men on the spot (parsons on kenya: not very influential in european interest in africa; argument that it is not bankers/industrialists taking interest, local business interest; men on the spot. War of 1898 and race for empire: spanish-american war - political naming, spain named first tf names them as the aggressor, one explanation- the competitive race for empire, nationalist view of. Humanitarian claims- help independence movement in cuba and later the public health interventions in philippines (new imperialism- early to mid 20th century) The other side of frontier - resistance to empire; philippine"s insurrection. American open door policy and china- open your markets: central importance of china. Portuguese believe they can fill in the territory they have.
