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The document outlines key aspects of imperialism, industrialization, and global economic development from the 16th to 20th centuries: 1. European powers like Spain, Portugal, the UK, and Netherlands colonized parts of Africa, Asia, and the Americas starting in the 16th century to exploit resources and expand national prestige. 2. Japan modernized in the late 19th century by adopting Western political systems, industrializing, and modernizing its military, which allowed it to defeat Russia in the 1905 war and resist colonization. 3. The USA grew economically and territorially in the late 19th century, exercising influence in Latin America through policies like the Monroe Doctrine and gaining overseas colonies

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The document outlines key aspects of imperialism, industrialization, and global economic development from the 16th to 20th centuries: 1. European powers like Spain, Portugal, the UK, and Netherlands colonized parts of Africa, Asia, and the Americas starting in the 16th century to exploit resources and expand national prestige. 2. Japan modernized in the late 19th century by adopting Western political systems, industrializing, and modernizing its military, which allowed it to defeat Russia in the 1905 war and resist colonization. 3. The USA grew economically and territorially in the late 19th century, exercising influence in Latin America through policies like the Monroe Doctrine and gaining overseas colonies

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Alex Pavel Notes for the test

1.Imperialism EU dominion over the world

Phases of colonisation:
 XVI: SP+PO+UK+NL-> America, Africa, Asia (exploitation of resources)
 XIX: UK+FR+RU+GE-> Pacific, East Asia, Africa
Justification of colonisation:
 Ideology, material/food, investment, market, wmb, national prestige, military
Imperial politics->WWI
 Germany rises, menace, FR+UK alliances+RU, Scramble, tensions with RU(expan)
Neo-imperialism: indirect economic domination

2.Japan Modern state

Westernisation/modern imperial industrial state


 National unity, centralisation, Pr Minister+Parlim, imperialism(army), industrilasation/mechanisation,
banking, FR+UK law, customs, calendar + clothes.
Russojapanese war=key point/watershed:
 1st victory of a non european, encourages resistance+importance to westernisation, good model, best
model.

3.USA fast economic+territorial growth>> most prosperous by XX

Monroe Doctrine(dead letter)+Roosvelt Corollary(frenquently exercised)


 To Americans(pride), no power to keep it (but UK not interested, kept others away
 Resp+right intervention in LTNamerica to stability(now prosperity+unity+industry)
Pan-Americanism tool to neo-colonialism
 American solidarity->network politic+economic alliences->neoimperial control
USA global power in 1898
 Overseas domination(hawaii, philippines), compete with EU economic.and politic.

4.Industrialisation tech, eco, SOCIAL, transformations,EU leading, mass media, leisure society

Industrial revolution:technical revolution of production (manufact>craftsmanship), coal and steam; rise of the
proletarian class(socialism) (social transformation)
A shrinking earth:
 Transport+comunication rev. reduce time to travel a lot, earth seems to shrink
German Empire produce the most detailed & comprehensive doctrine of geopolitics:
 Recent unification, new in imperial game, from continental to overseas, industrial power, interest in
knowledge to insert the Great Powers game.

5.Global Economic System rise of GE+US, industrial expansion, third sector+capitalism

Main characteristics: massive growth (production ind.+capital), free trade (supply and demand), mass
transportation (bw continent), international monetary system, banks, stok exchange, insurances, gold
standard £>>> modern finantial capitalism
Obstacles:
 Nationalist economies, protectionism (tariffs, import quotas subsidies, shipping regulations, unstable
monetsry system)>>high degree of cooperation
Alternative: Socialism/marxism, economic nationalism.

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