HIST 1000 Lecture 10: History #10
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History #10: 1760 1870: second era of colonization. Pushed by property changes and industrial revolution: idea of private property promoted by both. Export oriented era: 1880 1914: colonialism imperialism. Race between nations to conquer and colonize: colonies were a sign of prestige, civilizing mission . Lenin wrote that capitalism = imperialism: colonizers had very strict rules for the locals. Class hierarchy, customs, etc: segregation in some places, because of social darwinism. Put in place to further control locals: lots of racial laws. White women represented purity and the nation: religion played a role in colonization. Missionaries were popular: went to convert natives of other countries. Introduced education, technology, etc: a lot started by ex-nobles after the french revolution. Conversion occurred via money, education: cecil rhodes: famous british explorer. Prime minister of the cape colony for a bit: first colonizers in india were from trading company in late 1600"s.
