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By: Natalie Jones
Karastin Andeson
Hunter Grissom
The domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region.
A region in which a local ruler was left in place but expected to follow the advice of European advisers on issues.
Colonial powers claimed exclusive rights to trade or invest in a particular area.
Explorers, missionaries, soldiers, merchants, and settlers led the way.
Strong, centrally governed nation-states had emerged, and the Industrial Revolution had greatly enriched European economies.
Armed with new economic and political power, Western nations set out to dominate the world.
Imperialism began to spread all over the world.
Great Britian and other Western countries built overseas empires in the late 1800s. Advances in science and technology, industry, transportation, and communication gave these industrialized nations many advantages.
Armed with new economic and political power, Western nations set out to dominate the world
Areas controlled by European colonial powers on the African continent in 1913, shown along with current national boundaries.
Belgian - yellow
British - pink
French - light blue
German - light green
Italian - green
Portuguese - purple
Spanish - light purple
Independent - white