COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM 1870 1914
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Germany and France to unite
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increased political tensions and increased ricalries
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nationalist movements to die out
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the collapse of the British empire
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Detailed explanation-1: -European Expansionism The tensions were a result of many colonies often being acquired through coercion. Then, once a nation had been conquered, it was governed by the imperial nation: many of these colonial nations were exploited by their mother countries, and dissatisfaction and resentment was commonplace.
Detailed explanation-2: -Western nations gained global empires by exploiting weaknesses in non-Western states and by using their economic and military power and superior technology to extend their influence.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The FRG was established in May 1949, composed of those zones occupied by the Western powers-the United States, Britain, and France-following Germany’s unconditional surrender in 1945.