imperialism
Imperialism,World War I and Revolution and Nationalism I) As some of us know what imperialism is, I would like to start you off with a definition for those who may not know what it is or what it means. Imperialism is a policy that one strong nation wants to take over or dominate other countries economic, political, and social forces. The reason is to take over land in all parts of the globe. An example of Imperialism would be India. The British came into India regulating the eastern side of India. India still was in control; they had their own army, but were lead by British officers. The reason why British cared about India, because of the resources that they had, such as raw materials for their world's largest workshops. Remember Britain was known for good factories, clothing and other products because they started the industrial revolution. Then the British started to set up restrictions for India that prevented them from operating the economy. Then they ordered for India to produce raw materials, for Britain's manufacturing and to buy British finished goods. The British then built a railroad for the raw materials to be shipped out, which then made India more valuable. The British started
To add to the disastrous plot, there was also imperial competition along with the fear of war prompting military alliances and an arms race. A lot happend with the developments of the people and the country of China. In 1890 Bismarck was dismissed from his office and France took the opportunity to gain an ally, therefore , in 1891 the Franco- Russian Entente was formed. With the hostile divisions of the nations of Europe there came the expansion of armies and navies. The second crisis occurred in 1911, and it was in protest to French supremacy in Morocco. However, these were not the only sufferings for the generation of the post- war era. In order to diplomatically isolate France, Bismarck formed the Three Emperor's League in 1872, which was an alliance between Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungary. There was also Russia which had problems within it's own boundaries; for Russia contained many different nationalities and many were also seeking independence in the name of nationalism. When Germany disregarded Belgium's neutrality, Britain declared war on Germany. V Wedgwood are the perfect description of the Great War. Like I said the Indians felt like they were second citizens in their own country. In Africa there were two crises in Morocco. However almost immediately the great powers, United States, Great Britain, and France, were at odds with each other. Finally war had begun, and unlike the predictions that had been made the resulting war was long, indecisive, and reeked havoc on the nations of Europe. They reacted with war trying to fight with the British and get back their country.
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