HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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North and South America
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Africa and Asia
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Antarctica and Australia
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Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the era of New Imperialism, the Western powers (and Japan) individually conquered almost all of Africa and parts of Asia. The new wave of imperialism reflected ongoing rivalries among the great powers, the economic desire for new resources and markets, and a “civilizing mission” ethos.
Detailed explanation-2: -Under New Imperialism, Empires were established in Africa and Asia and there were political and social reforms in those colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the mid to late 19th century, the European powers colonized much of Africa and Southeast Asia. During the decades of imperialism, the industrializing powers of Europe viewed the African and Asian continents as reservoirs of raw materials, labor, and territory for future settlement.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the period known as New Imperialism by western historians, various European countries’ desire for wealth and power with the expansion/start of their empires led to the ‘scramble’ to colonise the African continent in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Detailed explanation-5: -Self Sufficiency. New Markets. Population outlets. Nationalism. Missionary. White Man’s Burden (Social Darwinism)