HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Imperialism did not change
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Countries wanted direct control over large territories
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To compete with other Asian and African countries
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A colony is the most direct form of control. In this form of imperialism, a powerful nation installs its own government and maintains direct control over other territories and regions. Often, foreign officials were brought in who reported back to the “mother country".
Detailed explanation-2: -They wanted to increase their political power and prestige. Every country was in competition with its rivals. You took territory – simply to prevent your rival from getting it! Every imperialist country was worried about its own national security: The competition among imperialist powers was vicious.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did Western imperialism change after 1880? New imperialism was characterized by a frantic rush to plant the flag as quickly as possible along as much territory as possible, leading in disastrous results in comparison of carefully drawn out negotiative and strategic colonization. ventures in Asia and Africa.
Detailed explanation-4: -Economic competition among industrial nations. Political and military competition, including the creation of a strong naval force. A belief in the racial and cultural superiority of people of Anglo-Saxon descent.