HIS242H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fashoda Incident, Chinua Achebe, Social Darwinism
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By 1900 europeans controlled more than 80% of the earth"s land mass. Imperialism refers to the policy of the conquest of people outside of the nation state: a type of advocacy of empire . Imperialism was central to europe in the late 19th century and the 20th century woven into every aspect of european history (social, religious, political, etc. ) Imperialism v. colonialism: colonialism is the specific process of setting up territory in other states. In the 20th century, imperialism was a positive idea: don"t think of it as good v. bad, but rather as a force woven into the whole. Imperialism has many forms: formal v. informal colonialism. Formal colonialism is claimed territory as a possession. Informal colonialism is when a country operates freely in another state, without formal power. British in india ruled with small number of officials using. French in west and north africa brought in all the officials from france and their directly.
