Age of Imperialism

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The Age of Imperialism was a period, mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries, when industrialized Western powers expanded their control over vast territories in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific for economic, political, and strategic dominance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf era of imperialism ⓘ
historical period ⓘ
alsoKnownAs New Imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
characterizedBy colonial partition of Africa ⓘ
colonial rule ⓘ
economic exploitation of colonies ⓘ
missionary activity ⓘ
nationalism ⓘ
overseas territorial expansion ⓘ
racist ideologies ⓘ
resource extraction ⓘ
spheres of influence in Asia ⓘ
strategic and naval competition ⓘ
endTime circa 1914 ⓘ
fieldOfStudy colonial studies ⓘ
imperial history ⓘ
world history ⓘ
followedBy World War I ⓘ
decolonization ⓘ
hasCause belief in cultural superiority ⓘ
demand for raw materials ⓘ
industrialization ⓘ
national rivalries ⓘ
search for new markets ⓘ
strategic military interests ⓘ
hasPart Boer Wars ⓘ
Boxer Rebellion ⓘ
British Raj in India ⓘ
linked to: British India

Opium Wars ⓘ
Philippine–American War ⓘ
Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
Scramble for Africa ⓘ
Spanish–American War ⓘ
colonization of Indochina ⓘ
partition of Africa ⓘ
impact cultural assimilation policies ⓘ
economic dependency of colonies ⓘ
exploitation of colonized populations ⓘ
resistance and uprisings in colonies ⓘ
spread of European languages ⓘ
spread of Western education systems ⓘ
influenced 20th-century decolonization movements ⓘ
anti-colonial nationalism ⓘ
global trade patterns ⓘ
international law on colonialism ⓘ
modern borders in Africa ⓘ
modern borders in the Middle East ⓘ
influencedBy Christian missionary movements ⓘ
Social Darwinism ⓘ
White Man's Burden ideology ⓘ
linked to: Social Darwinism
location Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
Pacific region ⓘ
mainParticipants Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
precededBy Early modern colonialism ⓘ
regulatedBy Berlin Conference ⓘ
linked to: Scramble for Africa
startTime circa 1870 ⓘ

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Age of Exploration → followedBy → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Tulagi → historicalEra → British colonial period ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
Industrial Revolution → followedBy → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Age of Imperialism → alsoKnownAs → New Imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
First Boer War → historicalPeriod → age of New Imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
Portuguese Empire → historicalEra → New Imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
French Equatorial Africa → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Cochinchina → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Protectorate of Annam → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Scramble for Africa → isRelatedTo → New Imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
Caucasus campaign → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
New World → relatedConcept → European imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
French Empire → locatedInTimePeriod → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Italian Somaliland → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Berlin Conference → historicalPeriod → New Imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
Ubangi-Shari → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
subject linked to: Ubangi-Shari territory
French Ubangi-Shari → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Spanish Pacific Squadron → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Orange River Colony → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
White Rajahs → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Second Reich → historicalPeriod → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Age of Nationalism → followedBy → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Territory of Papua → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
General Act of Berlin → historicalPeriod → New Imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
British Protectorate of Basutoland → historicalEra → New Imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
Battle of Caloocan → era → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
French Minister of Colonies → historicalPeriod → age of New Imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
Kiaochow → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Capture of Guam → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Gaselee Expedition → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Kingdom of Sarawak → partOfHistoricalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Treaties of the Kingdom of Great Britain → historicalPeriod → Age of Imperialism (early phase) ⓘ
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Nyasaland → historicalEra → New Imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
Italian colonial period → partOf → Age of New Imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
Swaziland Protectorate → historicalEra → Age of New Imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
Battle of Waterberg → historicalPeriod → age of New Imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
Shirvan Khanate → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Eighth Army Corps → historicalEra → Age of Imperialism ⓘ
Eritrean tallero → historicalEra → Age of New Imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism
1898 Anglo-French Convention → historicalPeriod → age of New Imperialism ⓘ
subject linked to: 1898 Anglo-French convention
linked to: Age of Imperialism
New Guinea (British sphere, historically limited) → historicalPeriod → Age of New Imperialism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Imperialism