Imperialism 2
Imperialism is the policy or practice of extending national power over other states or areas, often by annexing territory. The term imperialism is most commonly identified with 19th-century colonialism and the carving of the globe into "spheres of influence" by the European powers due to many changes brought by the Industrial Revolution and nationalism. It has existed in every age of history from ancient times like the Zhou (Chou) and Qin (Ch'in) dynasties in China (1027-206 B.C.), the Maurya in India (321-185 B.C.) that provide early examples of empire building, Athens, which also provide early examples by trying to establish political and military power over the Greek city-states that led to its ultimate defeat in the Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.), and other Roman empires to World War I and II when it took over in a new form. Just like other world powers, it also had many positive and negative effects on the world. The positive effects were long-term effects that helped the different areas of the world to become more advance and have power. On Africa, an introduction to new European medicine improved nutrition by increasing the life span of Africans, leading to an expansion of population. The positive ef
Imperialism was to me a system that was just like a parasite feeding off a host which was a conquered land or country such as Africa, Asia, and the Americas. This system also know as colonialism (as stated in documents 1, 2, 3, and 6) was a political and economic control of one area or country by another. This system led to the control of Africa, Asia, and parts of the Americas. It was able to help the economy of Europe to indulge in a money infested business that was a dream to good to be true, but to the colonized nations it was a big problem that couldn't be solved. It was only solved through time and failed plans so that others can learn from it and build upon it so that when a revolution is established it will prevail against the oppressor. The renew of imperialism was most likely an effect of land competition at the time when Europe was competiting for new land. Today our technology, ideas, and theories derive from the positive effects of imperialism that has gotten us where we stand today. It eventually came to an end due to the independence and freedom of many countries but had a great effect on us. To close it up, imperialism was good in the eyes of the beholder but bad in the eyes of the captives. The negative effects that it had on the world were many, especially with China and Africa. In the 1800's, China went through a short period of chaos. After the Opium War, it was hard for China to trade. China was forced to stop their illegal drug trading activities and had to face the modernizing Europe. However, the peasants weren't happy over the new rules that China had set. As always in history, this only leads to revolts and fighting, which caused the dynasty to weaken. In the 1900s, after the Boxer Rebellion, the Boxer's killed many Chinese Christians and foreigners. During this time, Japan was badly in need of
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