Questions tagged [imperialism]
Questions related to the history of the practice of nations or empires attempting to extend political and/or economic dominance or influence beyond existing borders, through direct acquisition or otherwise exerting economic and/or political control of other territories or regions.
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Why was getting Indians to stop working for the British government never targeted during the freedom struggle?
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The British could not have maintained control over India if not for significant indigenous support. There was a significant percentage of Indians that ...
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How much wealth did the US "earn" from Philippines during its occupation as a colony?
I recently came across this article - ‘There’s No Other Job’: The Colonial Roots of Philippine Poverty which highlights that:
Decades after independence, the Philippines lacks the kind of factory ...
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What artifacts has the British Museum returned to their home countries?
I was looking online for what countries the British Museum has returned items to. However I cannot find any sources that give a comprehensive list. Where can I find this information?
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Is it possible to say whether any historical empire was ever recreated after dissolution?
This is all horribly nebulous, and I understand it.
But are there any examples in history, when any existing empire had dissolved and was afterwards recreated to more or less the same territory it ...
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When did a nation-state first give at least lip service to the belief that subjugating another nation by force was morally or otherwise unacceptable?
When did a nation-state first give at least lip service to the belief that subjugating another nation by force was morally or otherwise unacceptable? My impression is that it was universally accepted ...
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What is a term for cultural and social influences left by colonial power that has a long-lasting, negative influence? [closed]
I'm currently doing research on colonial effects on North African countries, and one aspect I want to comment on are both the positive and negative effects of the previous colonial power. Some of ...
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Was there any imperial nation whose home country was conquered but was able to retain its colonies? [duplicate]
Has an imperial nation been conquered and the forces of the imperial nation then mainly came to their colonies. Even after the home nation gets captured the colonies are ruled and they don't revolt. ...
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Where can I obtain the full "British Statistical Blue Books" of British colonies in Africa?
I'm a poli sci grad student looking to access the full British statistical blue books which catalog statistics for British colonies. Does anyone know where I can obtain access to them, preferably free ...
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Why did the USA stop expanding westwards into East Asia?
Why did the USA stop expanding westwards into East Asia? The USA initially started on the east coast of North America, and gradually expanded westwards to reach the Pacific Ocean through a combination ...
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How difficult was Muraviev's amassing of troops for the forcing of the Treaty of Aigun, and what effects on development did it have?
I'm reading an account of the Trans-Siberian Railways' construction, and what was interesting was the poor level of development in Siberia, including that roads were very limited and transport ...
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Where can I find the original "On the New Rules for Destroying Countries" (1901) by Liang Qichao?
From a Crash Course World History video:
In China, Liang Qichao came up with a different source of reform, the Strong State, after the failure of the Boxer Rebellion in 1901, he wrote his awesomely ...
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Were the Ottomans imperialists? [duplicate]
I read that the Japanese were considered imperialists, mainly for their occupation of Manchuria and Korea. Would it be correct to say then that the Ottomans were also imperialists? They did occupy ...
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What prompted Cuba to fight against South African Imperialism? [closed]
After the Cuban Revolution, Cuba fought against South African apartheid against the advice of its Soviet sponsors who were looking for a rapprochement with the US.
What prompted such a move? Although ...
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Did imperialist propaganda inflate map size?
I'm fairly certain I've seen this in the past and I highly doubt I'm making this up - I'm not sure whether it was of the British Empire or Japan's or maybe even some other nation - but I'm fairly ...
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Why were the continuity states of Imperial and Royal Austria-Hungary disunited, while the continuity states of Imperial Russia were united?
Towards the end of WWI, both Austria-Hungary and Russia faced populist or socialist revolutions and successful nationalist uprisings. In both cases, both revolutions and uprisings resulted in the ...
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Did Western "New Imperialism" actually free slaves in Muslim lands?
Slavery is fair game in mainstream/traditional Islam. I have heard various commentaries that abolishing of slavery in various Muslim-dominated countries actually coincided with the 2nd wave of Western ...
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What regiments of the British East India Company were in southeastern India in the late 1790s?
I have been researching ranks and positions that existed in various regiments and civil branches of the British East India Company during the late 1790s to early 1800s. Those aren't as hard as finding ...
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17th century Japanese colonies in Southeast Asia?
After a period of exposure to European interests, Japan secluded itself in the 1630s. George Lensen wrote in "The Russian Push Towards Japan":
On the eve of her seclusion, Japan had begun to expand ...
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The link between Kaiser Wilhelm I. and the city of Bonn
To be more specific, I need to know the link between Kaiser Wilhelm I. and Bonn. Why was the monument placed there? Was it because of his glory or where other factors taking place?
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How did Victorian British conservatives resolve the tension between valuing tradition and spreading empire?
I've started reading about British Victorian politics, and I have a question about an apparent tension in Victorian conservatism. I'd like to get a better understanding of it so I can have a framework ...
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Has any country, other than Britain, given away its empire?
King Mithridates VI of Pontus started a fashion when he left his country to Rome in his will.
One can argue (very weakly, but it helps this narrative ;-)) that Britain began to emerge as a country (...
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What is the impact of 18th to 19th century colonialism on the live of the common people of the colonial empires
This topic suddenly came to me when I was doing my homework. I went online to search but most of the articles only talked about the impacts on the country or place that was being colonized.
According ...
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Were there regionalist/independentist movements or feelings in mid-19th century Spain?
I've become aware that, to a degree, Spain like France or Germany or even the modern USA, is a collection of autonomous bodies who agree to act as a single nation for federal purposes (this may be a ...
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Why do Afro-Caribbeans have English names whereas Indo-Caribbeans still have Indian(ish) names?
Why don't Afro-Caribbeans have African names or Indo-Caribbeans have English names? Did colonizers find it difficult to pronounce African names but not Indian names?
Further to this question, if this ...
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Did c.1900 France have a law against foreign government resisting its conquest?
I found this picture in Wikipedia (its copyright expired so it can be reproduced here):
The caption says:
Execution of Prince Ratsimamanga and the Minister of the Interior
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How successful was the Anti-Imperialist League?
America's imperialist era was characterized by informal empires and the annexation of various states, such as the Philippines. Eventually, people such as William J. Bryan found out about the immoral ...
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How did the European and international left react to the Cafe War?
During Algerian decolonization, one episode was the Cafe War, when the mainstream Algerian independence group FLN and the communist MNA killed each other's members. This left several thousand dead in ...
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Why aren't there any Chinese colonies?
It seems like European nations are all establishing colonies, but I don't understand why China would be any different. It seems like it has the power and resources to do so numerous times throughout ...
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Why could China keep most of the lands it conquered after 17th century but European powers could not?
If we look at the map of Ming dynasty, we see a much smaller China. Most of the northern and western part of today's China was conquered during Qing dynasty. In contrast, many European powers have ...
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Were there a British 'Négritude' movement?
Did a movement similar to Négritude exist in the UK or amongst Anglo-Saxon Africans?
Were there British equivalents of French West Africa's Léopold Sédar Senghor, Alioune Diop, or Aimé Césaire - ...
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How many tons of diamonds did European colonies take from Africa? [closed]
Last night I watched a movie & it said a London Diamond Company in 60s had more than 3 tons of diamonds. Are those all from Africa? What is the total amount of diamonds that Europeans took from ...
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Was Rome obliged to expand its territory whether it wanted to or not?
If we assume that the trend to empire existed for generations before Julius Caesar was assassinated:
Was the very expansion that eventually doomed the Roman Republic/Empire economically or ...
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What factors enabled Europe to conquer almost the whole world? [closed]
As we probably all know, after ancient and medieval times European countries traveled to almost every part of the Globe. Today's heritage are, among many others, Roman law and alphabet, Gregorian ...
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Did New Imperialism differ in nature from earlier Imperialism?
In Wikipedia, there is an article about New Imperialism, which refers to the territorial or colonial expansion during 19th-20th century. The article also says that the qualifier "New" is to contrast ...
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What was the argument for the Japanese pursuing the Northern Expansion Doctrine during WWII?
The Northern Expansion Doctrine was the idea that Japan should pursue its imperialist objectives through Siberia, which was diametrically opposed by the Southern Expansion Doctrine which was the idea ...
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Is the "youth bulge" hypothesis an evident explanation for imperialistic/rebellious historic movements and genocides?
The "youth bulge" hypothesis says that whenever the proportion of young men in the population was very high, their unhappiness with their future prospects - i.e., their inability to get jobs and ...
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Why did so many rulers want to aquire more land? [closed]
It seems that until around the 20th century, a relatively large portion of rulers saw it as their goal to acquire more land. What was the main rationale behind this?
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