The Melanesians and the Polynesians were first to settle in Fiji. Supposedly‚ the Fijian legend who went by Chief Lutunasobasoba led his people across the Pacific from Asia. These two diverse groups of people had established an improved society for this time period. Thousands of years later many famous explorers sailed past the island of Fiji‚ but never set foot on the island. The first European to encounter the island was Abel Tasman in 1643‚ which was by accident. Over a hundred years later British
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There was once a time in Japan called the Edo period (1603-1868‚ ending when Tokugawa Yoshinobu resigned) - this was a period where Japan was ruled under the Tokugawa Shogunates‚ a feudal military government. Japan had a stable population‚ and a popular enjoyment of art and culture. However‚ they had an uncompromising policy prohibiting any foreign contact‚ ultimately making it completely isolated from the western world. There was also a strict social order‚ where everyone knew their status. Emperors
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I don’t believe that there is too much wrong with their language policy though. With the nation accepting Swahili and English as their official languages‚ there are many indigenous languages which are reducing rapidly since it is not common practice to use the language openly. Even though there will be possible language death‚ I don’t feel as though it’ll impact this country. Democratic Republic of the Congo Demographics In 2014 the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was approximately
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England learned a lot about its colonization of Ireland. David B. Quinn‚ also known as D.B.Q.‚ has explored the connections between Ireland and the new world in two of his books; Raleigh and the British Empire and The Elizabethans and the Irish. In his books D.B.Q. discussed how the English conceived negative connotations towards the Irish population and how they dealt with it. At some points the English sought to convey their better ways‚ and to convert the Irishman into Englishman. At other times
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The country of Spain covers 505‚955 square kilometers‚ making it one of the 50 largest countries worldwide‚ and the third largest country in Europe. The countries most interesting border feature is that is has over double the amount of coastline compared to land borders with 3‚084 mi of the country on the water. The country shares its land borders with France to the Northwest and Portugal to the southwest. The climate of Spain is varied as a result of its position above the equator‚ between 36 and
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“Imperialism has no warrant in the bible.”(Bryan) Apparently the U.S. used to think there was. Taking another person‚ or providence’s freedom is never good. Imperialism is terrible‚ it goes against our country’s very founding principle‚ the US governed the Philippines without their consent‚ and the Filipinos fought for their independence for years before we came along. Imperialism is disgusting‚ it goes against everything this country believes. “...(We) dare not educate them lest they learn to
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Imperialism in India Imperialism is a policy with a massive influence that completely overpowers weak nations. The late nineteenth and twentieth centuries contained the height of imperialist nations’ power. Not even the rich culture of India was spared at this time‚ for the forceful and industrial Great Britain extended its reach even there. Although originally control rest into the hands of the British East India Company‚ the home government eventually took command themselves. Ultimately‚ controlling
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For each term‚ person‚ or place listed at the beginning of the section‚ write a sentence explaining its significance. • French Indochina – the name given to the colonies in Southeast Asia that were under French control. Significant of European imperialism in Asia and the pressure that was placed on it by Western and European powers. • Mongkut – the king of Siam who by studying modern science‚ mathematics‚ and language was able to uphold his country and keep it from European rule and pushed Siam
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being created by Spain‚ Portugal‚ Britain and France. In the nineteenth century‚ with the American revolution and‚ shortly after‚ the independence of the Latin American countries‚ this first imperialist wave was over. Nevertheless‚ a new kind of imperialism emerged. Its focus changed to the direct conquest of large territories in the Asian and African continents and to the massive colonization of some territories by European settlers‚ as well as the maintenance of commercial interests‚ now supplemented
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What was the Driving Force behind European Imperialism in Africa? What drove slavery and what ended slavery? Slavery was taken advantage of real quickly and used to benefit the other countries that were more privileged than others. What is being talked about today is the European nations using slaves by trading‚ resources‚ and goods to advance and improve their country. They do this by imperialism: meaning that they take control of another country. First is slavery‚ slavery has been around
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