Table of Contents
- 1 What advantages did Western nations have?
- 2 What advantages did Westerners nations have that enabled them to dominate other nations?
- 3 How did Western imperialism spread through Africa and Asia so quickly?
- 4 What were the advantages of imperialism for the Western European countries?
- 5 What were the advantages for European countries to own colonies?
- 6 What technological advantages did Europeans have over the Africans?
- 7 Why did the Europeans want to colonize Asia?
- 8 When did the decolonization of Asia and Africa begin?
- 9 Are there any indigenous cultures that share the same worldview?
What advantages did Western nations have?
Western Advantages European powers had the advan- tages of strong economies, well-organized governments, and powerful armies and navies. Superior technology, including riverboats and the telegraph, as well as improved medical knowledge also played a role.
What advantages did Westerners nations have that enabled them to dominate other nations?
Western powers had strong economies, governments, and armed forces. They had superior technology. People opposed it by going through wars of resistance and nationalist movements and by adopting Western technologies and economic reforms.
What advantages did European countries have over Africa?
Europeans were able to trade for slaves, foodstuffs, and desirable items like deerskins, a process that led to the subjugation of many Indian peoples.
How did Western imperialism spread through Africa and Asia so quickly?
How did western imperialism spread through Africa and Asia so quickly? Europeans used their advantages of strong economies, well-organized governments, powerful armies and superiror technology to increase their power and allowed western imperialism to spread quickly.
What were the advantages of imperialism for the Western European countries?
Imperialism benefited developing nations from the positive aspects of technological advancements, economic gain, and political power. European imperialism played a significant role of the evolution of transportation, military, and communication technologies.
How were Western nations able to expand their control over Asia and Africa so quickly?
How were Western nations able to expand their control over Asia and Africa so quickly? They had strong governments, advanced economies and technology, and military power. The use of rifles and other military technology was unmatched by locals.
What were the advantages for European countries to own colonies?
Possession of colonies would give countries the ability to project their power around the world more effectively. It would give them bases for ships and soldiers far away from their own homeland. This would give the European countries more military power far from home.
What technological advantages did Europeans have over the Africans?
Note two technological advantages Europeans had over the Africans. Superior weapons, railroads, cables, and steamships. Quinine to protect themselves from malaria.
How did Western imperialism affect Asia?
By the early 16th century, the Age of Sail greatly expanded Western European influence and development of the spice trade under colonialism. European political power, commerce, and culture in Asia gave rise to growing trade in commodities—a key development in the rise of today’s modern world free market economy.
Why did the Europeans want to colonize Asia?
Because Europeans viewed Asians as equals they did not colonize Asia, but simply established a trade “presence” in port cities and along the coastal regions of Asia. This trade led to a change in Asian economies, which became more dependent on European trade. This trade also created a more prosperous merchant class in Asia just like in Europe.
When did the decolonization of Asia and Africa begin?
Decolonization of Asia and Africa, 1945-1960. Between 1945 and 1960, three dozen new states in Asia and Africa achieved autonomy or outright independence from their European colonial rulers. There was no one process of decolonization.
How are indigenous cultures different from Western cultures?
Indigenous cultures focus on a holistic understanding of the whole that emerged from the millennium of their existence and experiences. Traditional Western worldviews tend to be more concerned with science and concentrate on compartmentalized knowledge and then focus on understanding the bigger, related picture.
We are speaking in very general terms in the description of these differences and are in no way indicating that individual Indigenous cultures share the same worldviews; ditto for generalizations of Western worldviews. First of all, what is the definition of a worldview? “A worldview can pertain to an individual, group, or society.