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Europeans brought much of the world under their influence and control. The new imerialism exploded out of a combination of causes.
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Imperialism- domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region
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The journalist Henry Stanley walked into Central Africa to find Livingstone in 1869. 2 years later, Henry finally tracked Livingstone down in 1871.
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The ruler of Egypt was unable to repay loans he had contracted for the canal so, to pay his debts, he sold his shares in the canal.
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More than 12 Islamic leaders rose to power. They replaced old rulers or founding new states in the western Sudan.
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European powers met at an international conference in 1884 to avoid bloodshed. This conference took place iin Berlin. Africans weren't invited to the Berlin Confernece.
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Nationalist leaders organized the Indian National Congress. This became known as the Congress party. Its memebers called for greater democracy and believed in peaceful protest to gain their ends.
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The new German empire hoped to increase its influence in the region by building a Berlin to Baghdad railway.
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The new German empire hoped to increase its influence in the region by building a Berlin to Baghdad railway.
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The new German empire hoped to increase its influence in the region by building a Berlin to Baghdad railway.
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Internationsl outrage forced Leopold to give his personal colony to the Belgian government. The Belgain government became the Belgain Congo in 1908.
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The British united the Cape Colony and the former Boer republics into the Union of South Africa.
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The British united the Cape Colony and the former Boer republics into the Union of South Africa
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The British united the Cape Colony and the former Boer republics into the Union of South Africa.
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There were many factors, including, Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism & Nationalism, but this is the single event that sparked or ignited World War I.
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