Friday, February 19, 2010
Japan research Proposal
hola:) Okay so for my Japanese project I have decided that i am going to do a slideshow presentation on traditional Japanese weddings and modern Japanese weddings. I am going to have a slide on basically every aspect of a wedding. From the food to the wedding gown to the decorations. It will be quite splendid:)
Saturday, February 6, 2010
More than 100 years later, the world I live in still displays the impact of the New Imperialism
Today the world I live in still displays the impact of the New Imperialism...
- Today, we are advancing in technology. It practically seems like everday we are hearing about a new invention on the news. Whether is from electronic foot massaugers to medicine, like the shots for Swine Flu!!
- Also today our economy is increasing becasue of our advances. People in less rich countries might not have the types of medicines we do, for example. And some people in poor countries ,that dont have the common cold medicine, well believe it or not some people actually die from a cold. Which is crazy cause I get cols all of the time.
- Today everyone goes to school basically so I guess you can say education is encouraged:)lol. But also our civilization is open to scientific thinking also. Like if some guy just came out and said he found the cure for cancer, I dont think anyone is going to turn him away and say " your stupid we dont like your invention."
- We do have new methods of transpotation, like air planes.
- Religion wise, we have a technically, open society. No one is really forced to be a certain religion unless it is their family's religion, then thats another story. But I'm a christian. Thankfully i can express my beliefs freely.
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Possitive Effects of the New Imperialism
Hmmm Some possitive effects of the New Imperialism huh? Well there are a few! Most powers brought modern technologies and introduced industrialization in smaller nations, increasing the economy. People introduced the concept of a democratically elected popular government. Education and scientific thinking was introduced and encouraged. Better health care facilities were provided. New transportation systems such as rail, road sea and air were introduced and, the first automobile was introduced in the mid 1880s by German engineers!. New languages, religions and a new way of life were introduced. The imperialists countries gained cheap, efficient workforce. Food production increased due to better farming methods. But im glad there were a few more possitive effects then negative! ;)Picture:
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Negative Effects of the New Imperialism
There were quite a few negative effects of the New Imperialism...I think like one main thing would be that a lot of people lost lands and there a lot of people being forced to be slaves like In Congo, Leopold and other wealthy Belgians exploited the riches of the Congo. There were horrifying reports of Belgian overseers being brutal to the villagers. they forced them to work for practically nothing and they were beaten and mutilized. This makes me superly duperly mad just talking about it. Or technically writing. hehe. But, most of the population decreased for these reasons. Another negative effect of the New Imperialism would be how the Africans Resisted Imperialism. There were a few battles with France resisting the Imperialism. The Astante in West Africa, their king was exiled and they put their queen in charge of them, her name was weird, Yaa Asantewaa. just picture me withat that name:D. But she led them against the British in the last Asante war. Ethiopia though, successfully resisted Imperialism.
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What is the New Imperialism?
So what exactly is the New Imperialism? Imperialism is the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region. In other words, picture China. And China dominates France. China controls France's political life by telling them how they will be ruled and what rights they would have. Economic and cultural, basically the same thing, they will choose how the economy will be delt with. And for cultural life, they will, well the same exact thing, they will choose what type of culture that the French people will live with.Ok, So now that you know what imperialism is, lets talk about the "New" Imperialism. The New Imperialism is a name that historians today came up with for the aggressive expansion of Europe.
Who, What, When, Where, Why??
There were key causes that took place that led to the New Imperialism.
The Industrial Revolution had a little to do with it. It created needs and desires that spurred overseas expansion. Manurfaturers wanted access to natural resources and they wanted markets where they could sell their goods to the growing popultaion. Colonies offered an outlets for Europe's growing population.
Political and military issues were right there with Economic issues. Industrial powers seized islands or harbors to meet the needs of merchant ships and naval vessels to take on coal and supplies.
Many westerners were concerned with the people beyond the seas. Missionaries, doctors, and colonial officials believed they had a duty to spread the blessings of Western civilization.
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