AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I
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did not require a large navy to protect
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the major powers traded with each other
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caused nothing but problems for the home countries
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gave raw materials and provided markets for the home countries
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Detailed explanation-1: -Imperialism adversely affected the colonies. Under foreign rule, native culture and industry were destroyed. Imported goods wiped out local craft industries. By using colonies as sources of raw materials and markets for manufactured goods, colonial powers held back the colonies from developing industries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Imperialism arose out of a complex mixture of political, economic, and social forces, although historians do not agree on which influences were most dominant. Industrial revolution had increased demand for raw materials – iron, coal, manganese, tungsten (steel alloys), copper (electricity), rubber (variety of uses).
Detailed explanation-3: -Imperialism had consequences that affected the colonial nations, Europe, and the world. It also led to increased competition among nations and to conflicts that would disturb the peace of the world in 1914.