- downfall of imperialism
- падение империализма, гибель империализма
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downfall of imperialism
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Old Imperialism — is a term given to the period of European imperialism from the 17th century to the late 19th century, during which powers were motivated by “gold, god, and glory.” Gold referred to the wealth (precious metals and valuable merchandise) that the… … Wikipedia
Selected bibliography — Abernethy, David B. The Dynamics of Global Dominance: European Overseas Empires, 1415 1980 . New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2000. Adams, Frederick Upham. Conquest of the Tropics: The Story of the Creative Enterprises Conducted by the… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Far East — Usually referred to today as East and Southeast Asia, the Far East encompasses the region of Asia that reaches geographically from the Malay Peninsula in the southwest to Korea and Japan in the northeast. Politically, a large part of the… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Ferry, Jules François Camille — (1832–1893) French politician and colonial theorist who, during his two terms as prime minister, initiated major educational reforms and oversaw a significant expansion of the French overseas empire. After brief stints as a lawyer and a… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Russian Empire — During the nineteenth century, tsarist Russia was the largest contiguous empire in the world. Stretching from Polish lands in the west to the Vladivostok on the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Empire was a Eurasian power and consequently played a… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Bonaparte, Napoleon — (1769–1821) Emperor of the French as Napoleon I, Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleone di Buonaparte) was a military genius, law giver, and despot born in Ajaccio, Corsica, on August 15, 1769, to Carlo Bonaparte (1746–1785), a lawyer and Marie Letizia … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Ashanti Wars — A series of four nineteenth century Anglo Ashanti conflicts in West Africa. The Ashanti essentially won the first two wars, the British the last two. In 1821, the West African coastal forts, originally established for slaving, were taken by… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Blücher, Gebhard von — (1742–1819) The most famous Prussian general of the Napoleonic Wars , Gebhard von Blücher was a prominent member of the “war party,” which sought conflict with France in 1806. He served as a cavalry commander in the disastrous campaign of that … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Hesse-Cassel — A German principality and, since 1803, an electoral state, Hesse Cassel was one of the more powerful middle ranking powers in central Germany. Between 1850 and its dissolution in 1866, Hesse Cassel found itself at the center of Austro Prussian … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Prussia — Officially Brandenburg Prussia since the unification of the Duchy of Prussia with the Margraviate of Brandenburg under the Hohenzollern Dynasty in 1618, named the Kingdom of Prussia after 1701, a north German state transformed during the last… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Schleswig-Holstein — A region comprised of two of the three duchies on the lower Jutland Peninsula between Denmark and the Elbe River the third being Lauenburg with predominantly German speaking populations yet subject to Danish rule for centuries. Holstein was… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
