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The British promoted nationalism as patriotic. British imperialism was seen as an export of Britishness to the colonies while, for other European nations, it was self affirmation and a way to compensate their weakness and failures. But, for the British, its civilization was superior to all other nations.
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In France nationalism was a motivating force in comparison to Britain after being defeated in the 1870-71 war against Prussia. They started colonizing to project France as a great power. Jules Ferry was responsible for the introduction of free, compulsory and lay education. In 1885 in his speech in the chambers of Deputies, he said a colonial empire was necessary for France due to the French rivalry with other nations. …show more content…

It was done to discourage war and to create fear of collective retaliation after being attacked. Through this plan war could be deterred. But the objective of the League of Nations failed. The United States of America refused to join the league because the American Senate refused to ratify the treaty. As United States was not a member of the league and other nations were weak, they were not taken …show more content…

He regarded force as an important part and to convert force of spirit into real force was necessary. He stressed on the theme of force, grandeur and greatness of the spirit. He identified himself and Italy with the glory of imperial power. In 1936, Spain was under the rule of General Franco. He succeeded as ruler of Spain after the civil war. Spain was a Republic since 1930. There was tension between a republican left and a clerical right. Coup was approached by both sides, but Franco was a fascist ruler and was supported by Italy and Germany, while the Soviet Union opposed Franco and Britain remained neutral. The Fascist ruler won the civil war. Germany was struggling with social and economic problems during the 1920s, experiencing a complete monetary collapse and finding a way to recover from it. Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 with the promise of nation building and making Germany a super power and reclaiming what was lost in the war of 1918. Hitler’s Lieutenant, Joseph Goebbels, called for a revolution from below to make the German nation “into a single people”. This led to the racial purification of the German population during the Second World War. The cultural dimensions were added to the national identity to convince people that their culture was superior. The idea

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In Addition Spain was allied with France. During the war there were two sides who came to terms and became allies they were Spain and France. They became allies by having common enemy to start off with. During the time of the war Britain became majorly powered

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Imperialism means that one country controls all political, economic, or cultural life in another country or region. Europe successfully did this in the Americas and established colonies in South Asia, Africa, and China. Although this would seem like a substantial amount of power, Europe did not gain much influence until later on. Once Europe recognized their own growing control, they embarked on what is now called the “New Imperialism”. Many components played into this seemingly rapid success, but one significant reason was that of the

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It all starts with the British East India Company in 1757. After the Mughal dynasty started collapsing 50 years earlier, this company saw an opportunity to take over a huge country -- and they did so, for 100 years, until the Sepoy (Indian soldiers) started rebelling against them. Then, in came the British government, in 1857, and made India officially a British colony. The government the British had in place and left behind was, and is, highly efficient, but the British ruined India’s soil and there was massive deforestation, which led to many famines, and it was only after the British left India altogether that India’s population became more educated and literate. Dr. Lalvani is one of the few who believe that imperialism was beneficial,

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During the Civil War, Germany would aid the Nationalist forces in Spain and their leader, General Franco. Hitler saw Spain as a potiental trading and military partner. Hitler saw this as more than a business exchange and decided to

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Did you know that from 1875 to 1900 there were 26 million deaths caused by famine in India? As the East India Company (Britain) saw India growing weaker they took that as an advantage and sent troops to India and defeated them. Britain soon took power over India, They formed a group of Indian Soldiers called sepoys to join their army. Starting out, Britain improved many things, but after a while they started taking advantage of India by using their raw materials and people to grow their own empire. British Rule in India resulted in the in them taking over the government, taking all the material from the Indians and destroying their land and ending in a large amount of India's population dead because of famine.

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In Causes and Consequences of World War II fascism is defined, Ross states that,“Fascism is a dictatorial political system in which the state is the supreme source of law, order, and national life. Ordinary people are given few rights and are expected to submit to the will of the state.” Created by Benito Mussolini, this right wing style of government emphasized authoritarian, intolerant, violent standards and would proceed to take over Italy and help influence the start of World War II.The creation of fascism was a result of many concerns and fears in Italy during the 1920’s; civilians were scared of the increased industrialization and modernization of Italy, the rise of socialism and communism, and was part of the reaction to enlightenment ideals. The extremely nationalistic government spoke to the people due to its promises to fight against everything they feared. Mussolini suggested “The Third Way” which means a way that is somewhere between socialism and capitalism would be the best decision for the people.

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During the 1930s, The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) was a significant event that alarmed the Church. In Spain, the Spanish Church was under constant problems from the Second Republic and the Spanish radicals of the left and right. Throughout Spain, members of the church faced constant violence or they fled to neighboring countries as refugees or exiles. During the war, they were constantly put in a situation where they had to pick a side. Meanwhile in France, French Catholics, along with the French government, had to make a choice on o not only get involved, but which side to support.

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The first time that the British showed economic interest in India was the 1600s. The British set up trading posts in several places including Bombay, Madras, and also Calcutta. In the beginning the Mughal Empire which is India’s ruling Empire had done a pretty good job of keeping the European traders under control until 1707 when the Empire had started collapsing. In the year of 1757, General Robert Clive had led the troops of the East India Company to a victory over the Indian forces who were allied with the French at the Battle of Plassey.

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