ch 18+ documents

Chapter 18 covers colonial encounters in Asia and Africa. The Industrial revolution gave rise to many economic needs which were solved abroad. Many new materials and agricultural products were created during this time. This new industrialized society led to large distributions of wealth. Those of influence became known for great power. As europe advanced, race and culture changed. Charles Darwin was the man to start the social darwinism movement which became known as the destruction of unfitted races. Women during this time were expected to feed the family, and allocated their own fields for this purpose.  Because of the low wages men experienced woman would supply them with food in the cities to make up for it. Colonial development served for better or worse to help along the immigration of Asian and African economies. India became an independent country after two centuries of colonial rule and was still the worlds poorest developing country. Christianity during this time was wide spread and associated with modern education. 

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-The scramble for Africa took place as Europe utilized them for their raw materials and use for missionaries. 
-The French commander over the dead soldier shows that the French saw Africans as power used for military conquest. 
-The British people wanted the area from Egypt and south Africa. The picture shows a British person with both feet on Egypt and south Africa shows that the British were capable of a lot and able to take over both lands. 
-The picture showing the British and French standing over a territory and a pile of bones shows that each did what ever they could to conquer and win. 
-The image with Ethiopians fighting off Europeans shows the power and strength it took to protect the land from people trying to overtake them. 

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