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Imperialism
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Colonial expansion adopted by Europe´s powers and,
later, Japan and the United States, during the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The expansion took place from
the Franco- Prussian War to World War I (1870-1914).
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Latin America and seaports of Africa were some of the first areas to be colonized by Europe. Although the
African geography, climate and deseases delayed most
colonization.
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Reasons:
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Newly industralized nations such as the United States and the European nations needed to branch out their
markets to non-industralized nations.
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They were looking for access to some natural
resources. Such as rubber, petroleum and palm oil for
machinery.
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Because of economic superiority, Europe felt they had the right take
over the nations that were weaker than them to further their power.
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One of the major players:
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“ Monopoly, oligarchy, the striving for domination and not freedom, the explitation of an increasing number of small or weak nations by a handful of the richest or
most powerful nations- all these have given birth to
those distinctive characteristics of imperialsim which compel us to define it
as parastic or decaying capitalism”.