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Imperialism- domination by one country of the polotical , economic, or cultural life of another country or region
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Europeans powers paritioned almost the entire contient of Africa.They took over and established new borders and frontiers.
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Japan was strong enough to force Western powers to re evaulate the unequal treaties. Soon then it was gaining its own overseas empire.
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Many people migrated to Southeast Asia to take advantage of the econmic opprtunities there. Europeans controlled most of Southeast Asia and established modern tecnology and expanded commerce and industry.
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Even though China had greater resources, Japan had an advantage from modernization. Japan won easliy, Using its victory to gain treaty ports in China and power over island of Taiwan.
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Japan used its higher level power to force Korea to open its ports to Japanese trade. Dault with similar demands from Western powers, Korea had to accept uneven treaties.
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Britian clashed with the Boers, the discovery of gold and diamonds in the Boer lands steered to conflict with Britain .
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Boxers attempted to drive Westerners out of China. Boxers attacked foreigners across China
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The United States forced Cubans to add the Platt Amendment to their consistution. This amendment gave the u.s fleet bases in Cuba and the right to occur in Cuban affairs.
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British joined the Cape Colony and former Boer republics into the Union of South Africa.Constitution put up a government run by whites whiched laid the foundation for a complete racaial segregation system.
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There were many factors, inculding, Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism,but this is the single event that sparked or ignited World War 1.
