GPHY 101 Lecture Notes - Universal Health Care, French Revolution, Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité

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

Document Summary

Colonialism refers to permanent establishment of european overseas. European colonialism and imperialism were ways of sucking resources into europe. Taxes and forcing them to buy their goods. Portugal established forts and trading houses corrupt. Portugal chased out by french, british and dutch. Produced 2/3 of world"s coal, a lot of steel, iron, cotton. London became centre of world finance and reinsurance (insurance for insurance companies) Europe carved world into colonial empires and spheres of influence. Foreign power collapsed a lot spurred by european competition. Resulted in british knocking themselves out of game. Colonials from all over the world discovered the philosophies guiding social justice in europe embraced them and fought for independence. The enlightenment and the french revolution brought certain ideals to the conscience of europeans. Wanted to take india (britain"s crown jewel) French believed in precision and detail and accuracy truth is science. Ideology 1: we are overlords by virtue of our science and technology science justifies aggression.