HIST-UA 651 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Ottoman Empire, Indirect Rule, New Imperialism
2 Sep 2016
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Imperialism is the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region. Between 1500 and 1800, european states won empires around the world. However, europe had little influence on the lives of the people of these conquered lands. By the 1800s, europe had gained considerable power. Encouraged by their new economic and military strength, europeans embarked on a path of aggressive expansion that today"s historians call the new imperialism. Manufacturers hoped for new bases around the world. Colonies offered a were motivated by nationalism. valuable outlet for europe"s growing population. Many westerners viewed european races as brothers overseas. They saw imperial and colonial officials believed they had a duty conquest as nature"s way of improving the to spread western civilization. human species. In just a few decades, imperialist nations gained control over much of the world.
