POLSCI 2J03 Lecture 4: 2J03 Jan 22.docx

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLSCI 2J03
• Professor: Peter Graefe

Document Summary

Scramble for africa (cid:224) from 1890 1910 got covered up (maps) largest country in africa became property of king new product was desired by rest of world (rubber) rubber tree planations in malasia and other places, but industralied world needed it quickly, and africa [specifically congo] was only place so massive undertaking up to 10m people miht have died while tring to retreieve rubber; theyd cut off hands of ppl unwilling to work on rubber planations: it stains the colonizers, comes down to us, thoruhg novel heart of darknes joseph conrad story of person going up river, descent into madness of ppl engaged in some of this acitiity. 1st, 2nd, 3rd world first (cid:224) western states second (cid:224) communist (soviet union, eastern europen; after 48 china later joined by vietname eetc) third (cid:224) all others: each of these organizes self according to diff principles, 1st liberal capitalist, 2nd soviet command economies, 3rd developmental states.