History of United States imperialism - History of United States imperialism At its creation the United States was a collection of small colonies on the eastern seaboard with little international import. What was to become the United States of America had existed for almost two centuries as part of the British Empire. The emergence of an independent nation after during the American Revolution was a rejection of colonialism. Over the next two centuries the United States first spread across the North American continent and then rose to become the world's most dominant power. Some argue that this means by which the United States expanded and asserted its authority were imperialistic, and others disagree. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Controversy 2 Continental Expansion 2.1 The Louisiana Purchase and the Louisiana Government Bill 3.
History of the United States (1865-1918) - History of the United States (1865-1918) This article is part of the History of the United States series. Colonial America History of the United States (1776-1865) The coming of the Civil War The Civil War History of the United States (1865-1918) History of the United States (1918-1945) History of the United States (1945-1964) History of the United States (1964-1980) History of the United States (1980-present) Demographic history of the United States Military history of the United States Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 The Aftermath of the Civil War and Reconstruction 2 The Gilded Age and the Imperial Republic 2.1 The Industrial Revolution 2.2 Relations with Native Nations 2.3 United States Expansionism 3 The Progressive Era: The Presidencies of Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson 3.4 Roots of Progressivism.
Imperialism - Imperialism Imperialism is the political theory of the acquisition and maintenance of empires. The term is used to describe the policy of a country in maintaining colonies and dominance over distant lands, regardless of whether the country calls itself an empire. Imperialists normally hold the belief that the acquisition and maintenance of empires is a positive good, combined with an assumption of cultural or other such superiority inherent to the imperial power. Subjects of imperial and post-imperial governments and those sympathetic to them have often considered imperialism to be an exploitive evil. This view has even been held by the subjects or citizens of the state which holds an imperial sway over other nations or peoples. Origins of the word "Imperialism" The term imperialism was a.
Imperialism in Asia - Imperialism in Asia This article is part of the New Imperialism series. Rise of the New Imperialism The breakdown of Pax Britannica Great Britain and the New Imperialism France and the New Imperialism New Imperialism and the emerging empires Social implications Imperialism in Asia Scramble for Africa Imperial rivalry Theories of New Imperialism Accumulation theory World Systems theory The interpretations of recent scholarship Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Background 2 The Partitioning of Asia by the Europeans 3 The British in India 3.1 The collapse of Mughal India and the rise of the British East India Company 3.2 From Company to Crown 3.3 The rise of Indian nationalism 4 France in Indochina 5 Imperialism in China 6 China as an imperialist power 7 Central and Western.
History of Somalia - History of Somalia Early History The original settlers of the Somali region were ethnic Cushites from the fertile lakes of southern Ethiopia. This group is sub-divided into a number of other ethnicities, which are still readily recognized (and fought over) today. Archeaological evidence supports the idea that most of the coastline of present day Somalia had been settled by 100 AD. These early villages put the Somalis in contact with Arab traders traveling along the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. In the ensuing centuries, the Somalis were one of the first peoples to convert to Islam. The Arabs established the ancient city of Salec on the horn of Africa which would last as a central trading hub until the 17th century, when it was sacked by.
History of Canada - History of Canada This is an outline of the history of Canada. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 The First Nations 2 The European arrival 3 New France 4 French vs. English 5 The American Revolution 6 The War of 1812 7 The timber trade 8 "Responsible government" and the Rebellions of 1837-38 8.1 Lower Canada - the Patriotes Rebellion 8.2 The Rebellion in Upper Canada 9 Lord Durham's Report 10 Act of Union (1840) 11 Confederation 12 The Red River Rebellion 13 Expansion westward 14 Macdonald's "National Policy" 15 The North-West Rebellion 16 The Manitoba Schools Question 17 The Boer War 18 Laurier's government 19 World War I 19.3 The Conscription Crisis of 1917 20 Post-war society 21 The Great Depression 21.4 R. B. Bennett 21.5.
History of Cape Colony from 1870 to 1899 - History of Cape Colony from 1870 to 1899 This article deals with the history of Cape Colony in the future South Africa during the period from about 1870 to the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1899. Refer to History of Cape Colony for accounts of earlier and later phases. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Development of Modern Conditions 2 Origin of the Afrikander Bond 3 Hofmeyr’s Policy 4 Rhodes and Dutch Sentiment 5 South African Customs Union 6 Diamonds and Railways 7 Rhodes as Prime Minister 8 Movement for Commercial Federation 9 Schreiner’s Policy Development of Modern Conditions The year 1870 marks the dawn of a new era in South Africa. From that date the development of modern South Africa may be said to.
History of the Republic of China - History of the Republic of China This article is part of the History of China series. Shang Dynasty Zhou Dynasty Qin Dynasty Han Dynasty Three Kingdoms Jin Dynasty Southern and Northern Dynasties Sui Dynasty Tang Dynasty Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period Song Dynasty Yuan Dynasty Ming Dynasty Qing Dynasty History of the Republic of China History of the PRC (1949-1976) History of the PRC (1976-present) Timeline of Chinese History Flag of the ROC (1912-1928) Flag of the ROC (1928-present) The Republic of China succeeded the Qing Dynasty in China and ruled mainland China from 1912 to 1949 and has ruled Taiwan and (along with several islands of Fujian) since 1945. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Revolution of 1911 2 Early Republic 3 Warlord Era 3.1.
Economic history of Great Britain - Economic history of Great Britain Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 British expansion and Empire 2 The Age of Mercantilism 3 The First Industrial Revolution, Free Trade, and the decline of Mercantilism 4 The Second Industrial Revolution 5 Foreign investment 6 Breakdown of Pax Britannica and New Imperialism 7 Britain and the Colonization of Africa, Imperialism in Asia 8 20th Century British expansion and Empire Begun initially to support William the Conqueror's (c. 1029-1087) holdings in France, Britain's policy of active involvement in continental European affairs endured for several hundred years. By the end of the 14th century, foreign trade, originally based on wool exports to Europe, had emerged as a cornerstone of national policy. The foundations of sea power were gradually laid to protect English trade and.
Cultural imperialism - Cultural imperialism Cultural imperialism, coined by analogy to military imperialism, is the practice of promoting the culture and language of one nation in another, particularly when the former is a large powerful nation and the latter a small poor one. This can take the form of active, formal policy or a general attitude. Empires throughout history have been established using war and physical compulsion. In the long term populations have tended to be absorbed into the dominant culture, or acquire its attributes indirectly. One of the first known examples of cultural imperialism was extinction of the Etruscan culture and language caused by the Roman Empire. The Greek culture built gyms, theatres and public baths in places that its adherents conquered (such as ancient Judea, where Greek cultural.
Russian Imperialism in Asia and the Russo-Japanese War - Russian Imperialism in Asia and the Russo-Japanese War Russian Imperialism in Asia and the Russo-Japanese War describes Russia's aggressive moves in Asia which led to the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. At the turn of the century, Russia gained room to maneuver in Asia because of its alliance with France and the growing rivalry between Britain and Germany. Tsar Nicholas failed to orchestrate a coherent Far Eastern policy because of ministerial conflicts, however. Russia's uncoordinated and aggressive moves in the region ultimately led to the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). By 1895 Germany was competing with France for Russia's favor, and British statesmen hoped to negotiate with the Russians to demarcate spheres of influence in Asia. This situation enabled Russia to intervene in northeastern Asia after Japan's victory over China.
Military history - Military history History -- Military history Military history is the recording (in writing or otherwise) of the events in the history of Man that fall within the category of "conflict". This may range from a dispute between two tribes that come to blow over a plot of land, to a world war. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Purpose of military history 2 Types of warfare 3 Military Unit Types 3.1 Classified by Era: 3.2 Classified by Region: 3.3 Classified by era: 4 Reporting of Military Events 5 Miscellaneous military history 6 See also Purpose of military history Military history has a number of purposes. One main purpose is to learn to fight and prevent wars more effectively. Another is to create a sense of tradition which is.
Japanese expansionism - Also, due to the lack of resources on Japan's home islands, in order to maintain an strong industrial sector with strong growth, raw materials such as iron, oil, and coal largely had to be imported. Most of these materials came from the United States at the time. So, for the sake of military-industrial development scheme, and just industrial growth on the whole, mercantilist theories prevailed, and the Japanese felt that resource-rich colonies were needed to compete with European powers. Korea (1910) and Formosa (Taiwan, 1895) had earlier been annexed as primarily agricultural colonies. Manchuria's iron and coal, Indochina's rubber, and China's pretty much everything were prime targets for industry. Manchuria (today part of northwest China) was invaded and successfully conquered in 1931, with little trouble. Ostensibly, this Japan did this to.
James Anthony Froude - stories of a religious sort, which he published in 1847 under the pseudonym of "Zeta," and his complete desertion of his party was declared a year later in his Nemesis of Faith, of which the earlier part seems to be autobiographical. At the college's request, he resigned his fellowship at Oxford, and mainly supported himself by writing, contributing largely to Fraser's Magazine and the Westminster Review. His talent was soon generally recognized. The first two volumes of his History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada appeared in 1856, and the work was completed in 1870. As an historian he is chiefly remarkable for his literary style. He condemns a scientific treatment of history and disregards its philosophy. He held that its purpose was.
Indian Removal - to move the Native Americans of the Five Civilized Tribes from their homelands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory, far to the west of the Mississippi River. This was a distance of from a few hundred to 1000 miles depending on the starting location of the tribe. Indian Removal occurred largely during the 1830s under president Andrew Jackson, who had been a notable military campaigner in a war against the Creek. The number who died during forced relocations is estimated at around 4,000. Some, such as the Seminoles, engaged in lengthy warfare to resist removal. Especially vulnerable were the old, the sick, and the young. This forced movement became known as the Trail of Tears. There are horrifying stories carried down to this day by the descendants of the.
Independence of Poland Regained - Independence of Poland Regained This article is part of the History of Poland series. Early history of Poland (until 1385) The Jagiellon Era The Noble Republic Partitioned Poland (1795-1914) Independence of Poland Regained History of Poland (1939-1945) People's Republic of Poland History of Poland (1989-present) Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 World War I 1.1 War and the Polish Lands 1.2 Recovery of Statehood 2 Interwar Poland 2.3 Formative Years, 1918-21 2.4 From Democracy to Authoritarian government 2.5 Poland's International Situation 3 Reference World War I After World War I and the collapse of the Russian, German and Austro-Hungarian Empires, Poland became an independent republic. However, Poland's geographical position between Germany and Russia meant much fighting and terrific human and material losses for the Poles between 1914 and 1918. War and the.
Irish potato famine (legacy) - hardly impacted upon by the Famine, as much as by the clash between the 'catholic nationalism' of O'Connell and the pluralist republicanism of Davis. Another rebellion would not occur again until the 1860s under the Fenians/Irish Republican Brotherhood. Historians have speculated that, such was the culture shock on Ireland, the nation was numbed into inaction for decades afterwards; in other words, that politics mattered less to people after the traumatic experiences of the late 1840s. Most remarkably of all, Ireland remained surprisingly attached to symbols associated with the United Kingdom. Though its electorate was small (as elsewhere), Irish voters up until the mid 1880s continued to vote for the two major British political parties, the Conservatives and the Liberals, with more votes and seats going to the latter, even though it.
Islam as a political movement - a political movement Islam as a political movement has a history as long as the faith of Islam itself, and a diverse character that has at different times incorporated elements of many other political movements. A common theme in the 20th century was resistance to racism, colonialism, and imperialism, as the Ottoman Empire, British Empire, and today what some call oil imperialism and global economic monoculture challenge traditional Islamic culture. Feminism and Marxism are often thought of as categorically opposed to Islamic fundamentalism, but this has not always been true. Militant Islam and its influences are dealt with in another article on that topic. Modern Islamic philosophy is also covered separately. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 The term 'Islamist' 2 Islam is inherently political 2.1 The Islamic State 2.2 Islam is.
Henri Bergson - de causalite (Psychological origins of the belief in the law of causality). In 1901 Felix Alcan published a work which had previously appeared in the Revue de Paris, entitled Le Rire (Laughter), one of the most important of Bergson's minor productions. This essay on the meaning of "the comic" was based on a lecture which he had given in his early days in the Auvergne. The study of it is essential to an understanding of Bergson's views of life, and its passages dealing with the place of the artistic in life are valuable. In 1901 Bergson was elected to the Academie des Sciences morales et politiques, and became a member of the Institute. In 1903 he contributed to the Revue de metaphysique et de morale a very important essay entitled Introduction.
Howard Zinn - Sinclair Award, and the Lannan Literary Award. He lives in Auburndale, Massachusetts, U.S. Zinn was raised in a working-class family in Brooklyn, and flew bombing missions for the United States in World War II, an experience he now points to in shaping his opposition to war. In 1956, he became a professor at Spelman College in Atlanta, a school for black women, where he soon became involved in the Civil rights movement. When he was fired in 1963 for insubordination, he moved to Boston University, where he became a leading critic of the Vietnam War. He is perhaps best known for A People's History of the United States, which presents American history through the eyes of those outside of the political and economic establishment: Native Americans, slaves, women, blacks, Populists, etc..
