Chapter 10
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Introduction
My blog is entitled chapter 10 is about chapter 10, An Age of Democracy and Progress and chapter 11, The Age of Imperialism. Chapter 10 is about many things, among them are how Great Britain and France underwent democratic improvements, and how there were advancements in science and technology that changed life. Chapter 11 is about Europeans creating colonial claims, how Europe captured land from Muslim states which helped them to expand, and the impact of colonialism. Through this blog I hope to accomplish a better understanding of imperialism and colonialism.
3,2,1
3 Things I Learned
- The Berlin Conference was held to lay down rules for the division of Africa.
- The Great Trek was when thousands of Boers moved north to get away from the British.
- Britain thought of India as the brightest "jewel in the crown."
- Between 1871 and 1914, Fance averaged an alteration of government every ten months.
- By 1910, five million Americans were present at some 10,000 movie theaters every day to watch silent movies.
- Besides the Dole Fruit company controlling pineapple trade in Hawaii, what other examples of economic imperialism are there?
Don't Worry, Be Happy
Suez Canal
Uprising
The Maji Maji rebellion began in 1905. Unlike most wars, the Africans in German East Africa used a spiritual type of protection. Africans wanted to pay more attention to their food crops rather than take the advice of the Germans and plant cotton which was a cash crop. However, this only angered the Germans. Trying to deflect the bullets, Africans scattered magic water over their bodies which they believed would turn the Germans' ammunition into water. The magic water was called maji maji, hence the Maji Maji rebellion. Logically, this magic water did not save the Africans and it is estimated that 26,000 of them died. However, many more lost their lives due to a food shortage that came after the uprising.
Taking Control
Imperialism
Imperialism is like a double edged sword, there are several ways it helped the world and several ways it hurt the world. One way imperialism helped the world is that it took a weaker territory and made it stronger. One example of this is Europe controlling Africa. While Africans fought to stay independent from the Europeans, the truth is they didn't have enough technology, and they were not unified strong enough to be their own independent territory. They also didn't have the weapons that Europe did, the Maxim gun for example was the first automatica machine gun, the Europeans had it and the Africans did not. Another way imperialism benefited the world is because it gave the larger countries a sense of nationalism. The Europeans knew they were more advanced than other countries which made them feel stronger thus enhancing their patriotism. Lastly, imperialism helped the world by allowing countries to expand. For example, Europe taking over Africa enabled it to gain more territory. One way that imperialism hurt the world is that it promoted racism. Because the Europeans were so advanced and believed they were superior to others and could control them, they were racist against other people. Secondly, imperialism was bad for the world because it caused fatalities. Since smaller countries were being taken over they did not go silently, they faught back. But because of their smal size they could not compete and suffered many deaths. Lastly, imperialism stripped people of their freedom. Although Africa was small, they were still free and were living where they wanted, being controlled by who they wanted. When Europeans came in and took over, Africans lost their right of freedom and sense of safeness.
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