USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The term that relates to one country taking over another during the later half of the Ninetenth Century was?
A
Militarism
B
Alliances
C
Imperialism
D
nationalism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -New Imperialism, period of intensified imperialistic expansion from the latter half of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I in 1914.

Detailed explanation-2: -Imperialism (1800-1914) Imperialism is the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region. European nations had already gained some power in areas of the world such as the Americas, Africa, and Asia.

Detailed explanation-3: -imperialism, state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Their influence, however, was limited. In the Age of New Imperialism that began in the 1870s, European states established vast empires mainly in Africa, but also in Asia and the Middle East.

Detailed explanation-5: -A good example was British India, where English was taught in schools, Indian soldiers dressed British-style, and western trading rules were set up. Generally, the imperialist countries assumed their cultures to be superior, and often times they saw themselves as bringing about improvements in the society.

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