how and why did western European industrializes countries take colonies in Asia and Africa during the new impe?
how and why did western European industrializes countries take colonies in Asia and Africa during the new imperialism? i really don't know wat to write on my essay plezz help thanx!!!
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refer 2 ur textbook
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only England use to colonies in other country's and americans too. French and other country's very lilt. us and jews are the evil country's in the world
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The various European powers had different interests when it came to the "Scramble for Africa" and Asian Imperialism In the case of the British, they were interested in having cheap access to various raw materials for their industrial complex (like cotton and rubber) or luxury items (like coffee beans and cocoa beans). To this end, the British used an indirect approach in which they would appoint "chiefs" to control a certain area within their claim - they aimed for a "divide and conquer" to keep the native populations from uniting and allowing the British to exploit the resources. The French (and to a lesser extent the Portugese), however, were also interested in converting and "civilizing" the Africans. To this end, they sponsored missionaries to come to their lands in order to bring Christianity to the population (sometimes with little regard for the traditions deep-rooted in many communities) or created a system of requirements that Africans needed to follow to become a "citizen" (which bascially kept citizenship out of their reach). The major expection was the French colony of Algeria, which had a large number of settlers from France, the pied nior, which displace the native Algerians. In the case of countries like Germany, Italy, and Belgium, who for the most part entered late into the Age of Imperialism, the acquisition of colonies (and spheres of influence) was a way for these recently established countries to gain prestege against countries like Britain and France, which had large swaths of African territory under their claim. A specific example of this would be the Belgium Congo; Leopold the II spent many resources and the services of Stanley to claim the large Central African territory for himself in order to gain prestige and access to resources for the tiny country of Belgium. However, in Asia, the European powers were far more interested in economic access and raw materials (since unlike Africa, the Europeans knew of cultures like the Chinese...therefore conversion or "civilizing" Asians was not the primary focus). These powers took advantage of a relatively weak Qing Dynasty and established large spheres of influence in China (for access to ports and commodities). Meanwhile, other locations like India, the East Indies, and Indochina were taken by the various powers, mostly before the second wave of imperialism. Other players in Asia included the United States (after the Spanish-American War with the acquisition of the Philippines, Guam and Hawaii) and Russia (for materials and a warm-water port). Finally, the Japanese were also taking colonies for their quickly industrializing economy, taking Formosa and eventually Korea for their needs. Kind of a long answer, but it should give you the complexity of the "New Imperialism"
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