Chapter 33, Cont. & Change Flashcards
Social Continuities
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Political Continuities
Campaigns to conquer foreign lands have always been dangerous and expensive ventures (foreign conquest = essential, entailed mobilization of political, military and economic resources)
Interactive Continuities
Ever since the introduction of gunpowder, European states competed vigorously to develop increasingly powerful military technologies (enhanced by industrialization = massive quantities)
Cultural Continuities
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Economic Continuities
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Social Changes
a viceroy represented british royal authority in India and administered colony through elite Indian civil service
Political Changes
proponents of empire advanced a variety of political, economic, and cultural arguments to justify the conquest and control of foreign lands
the imperialist ventures they promoted was successful b/c of european technologies
Europe:
many believed that imperial expansion + colonial domination crucial for survival of states and societies; entrepreneurs promoted overseas expansion
economic interests of European societies and individuals
oversea colonies = reliable sources of raw materials
1. migrant haven
2, strategic sites (sea lanes, supply stations)
3. defuse social tension, inspired patriotism; focus attention
revolt by the sepoys led to establishment of direct British imperial rule in India
Interactive Changes
Europeans devised methods of transport, communication, and war
transport: steamships (power), canals (cheap, quick), railroads (quick, trade, hegemony)
communicate: steamships, telegraphs (message time) + monopoly (forces, merchants)
war: firearms (best arsenal)
Cultural Changes
imperialism: spiritual campaigns, communication, burden
Europeans suppressed conflicting Indian customs after long campign
Economic Changes
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