HIS 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Reinsurance Treaty, House Of Habsburg, Indian Rebellion Of 1857
13 Sep 2016
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Diplomatic and political: asserting a nation"s power/dominance, a continuation of european conflict, but outside europe. Economics: colonies could supply things that could not be produced at home. Raw materials: the empire provided new markets. With the industrial revolution, more could be produced and could be sold overseas. Nationalism and prestige: to have a large empire means you are a great nation, related to boy scouts; you need to prepare young people for the colonial adventure, more of a rivalry. Germany thought it deserved an empire just like britain. Religious and humanitarian: still a drive to convert non-europeans, a desire to improve conditions for non-europeans. Britain had a strong anti-slavery movement which is a part of the reasons they went to south africa. Sophisticated financial and commercial systems: they can raise capital quickly to support projects overseas. Advantage with administration: have strategies to control very large pieces of land with few people.
