GPHY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: International Inequality, Reinsurance, European Colonialism

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Geography
• Course: GPHY 101
• Professor: Anne M C Godlewska

Document Summary

Colonialism and imperialism most contributing to global inequality. Colonialism permanent establishment of europeans overseas also others. 2 periods of european imperialism: spanish and portuguese domination/british industrial. Imperialism indirect control through economic, military or commercial imperial dominance. European colonialism and imperialism were ways of bringing resources into europe. Portugal: first for colonial adventure then spain looking for technological/urban (resources and labour) Seville, spain controlled from there money through taxes and forcing good from mother country. Portugal no governed rules/not enforced use of slave trade in plantations, etc. Independence rebellions britain and france coming in. With other empires retreating, britain, with its industrialization, takes the spot for imperial dominance monopolistic national trade financial importance (insurance and reinsurance) Railroads, medicines, institutions new ability to travel to previously unreachable places new capacity for conquest and control. Competition between europeans whole world divided into colonies africa divided up. Allowed exportation of citizens to colonies to extract resources.