HST 219 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Khoikhoi, Pseudoscience, Jingoism
25 Apr 2016
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Imperial thrust colonies of settlement could be exploited for rich cultural land el. Dorado complex : quick route to asia and wealth. Political players = england, france, portugal, spain, denmark. Underpinning associated with rivalry competed for economic resources and lands to settle going out to get furs, spices, metals, slaves cash crops (cotton, sugar) (economic motivation) Civilizing mission (social motives) exporting european settlers +christianity. Old empire = carving out territory keeping other european countries out mercantilism. Barriers to keep people out opposite of free trade and capitalism. Euro states carved up the rest of the unclaimed world. Political = no longer sole monarchy now have some form of representative government. Economic hoboson writer imperialism: a study 1902 war correspondent during the. What really pushe the economic powers into the world was industrialization suffering from over production - too many goods for their land they needed new markets.
