NATS 1775 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Electrical Telegraph, Antimalarial Medication, Guaranteed Rate
25 Dec 2017
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Unit 6 - technology in the age of imperialism (colonization): science, technology and justifications for colonization: Justification for european conquest and dominance in the 19th century. It is linked to the idea of empire building . Based on the paternalistic notion that it is the european"s duty to better the situation of the native who was not as civilized . The idea was to bring peace and order to areas where there are wars, constant conflicts. Europeans considered themselves to be best qualified for this mission because that were the most progressive and advanced civilization. Evidence for this: scientific and technological achievements. Example: firearms, machines and vast scientific knowledge are presented as proof of european superiority. Believed that rational thought (i. e. science) would triumph over knowledge of cultures that were superstitious and ignorant. Extremist position condoned the extermination of natives in countries considered backwards in scientific and technical knowhow. Colonizers thus used the idea of scientific and technological superiority as:
