HIST191 Lecture Notes - W. M. Keck Observatory, Social Darwinism, Finished Good
6 Mar 2013
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1648: contential european powers got together to end conflict over many religious issues, settle of treaty of 30 years" war. Monarch no longer able to dictate fate of subjects. Empires have been dominate form of human organization. Entire rest of continent controlled by european countries ex. Tropical diseases, malaria, euroeapsn exposed to health risks. Bring the world of god to non-believers. Places to dump unwanted/excess populations to find a home. Search for headwaters of the nile, and search for resources brought europeans to africa. Great britain/france primary in africa in early 19th century. King of belgium touches on scramble for africa. 1879 hires stanley to explore headwaters of congo.
