https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor ;) en-us 2019-03-25 18:33:18 UTC 2026-02-26 12:53:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Doubleheart.png oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344972448 2019-03-25 18:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344972448 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344972697 2019-03-25 18:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344972697 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344972953 2019-03-25 18:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344972953 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344973822 2019-03-25 18:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344973822 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344973982 2019-03-25 18:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344973982 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344976704 In the late 19th century, German colonizers began settling in the southwest of Africa in modern-day Namibia. There was conflict over the limited resources of land, water, and cattle between the Herero people and German colonizers.]]> 2019-03-25 18:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344976704 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344981436 2019-03-25 18:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344981436 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344984148 The resistance to German expansion in Africa led to a series of ongoing battles which resulted in the death of about 75% of the Herero population and what is considered to be one of the most effective genocides in history.]]> 2019-03-25 19:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344984148 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344984482 in 1857, in an attempt to prevent the further imperialistic expansion of Great Britain into India, native soldiers known as 'sepoys' revolted and started an uprising.]]> 2019-03-25 19:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344984482 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344984827 2019-03-25 19:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344984827 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344984987 Although the Natives were successful in killing several British officers, they were eventually overpowered and defeated by British forces. Hundreds of Sepoys were killed, and some British troops took extreme measures by shooting the natives out of cannons in acts of revenge. About a year after the resistance was started, peace was finally declared. ]]> 2019-03-25 19:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344984987 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344985206 2019-03-25 19:05:41 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/344985206 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345410401 2019-03-26 18:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345410401 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345410857 2019-03-26 18:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345410857 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345412498 European nation-states were able to maintain their control of the colonies by providing education for colonial leaders. Educated colonial elites were found to be better at managing and controlling peoples and were given important political/military positions.]]> 2019-03-26 18:29:34 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345412498 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345427785 2019-03-26 19:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345427785 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345427920 The development of the steam powered gun boat, dynamite and machine guns in the 1850s were crucial in establishing European military superiority. This technoloallowed them to conquer civilizations that were less advanced, and further expand their territory.]]> 2019-03-26 19:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345427920 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345428470 Many countries justified their actions by claiming they were helping "inferior" race. Scientific racism was often used to put "facts" behind their discriminatory views towards other peoples.]]> 2019-03-26 19:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345428470 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345428556 2019-03-26 19:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345428556 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345428708 French politician, Jules Ferry, believed that superior races had a right to civilize those that were not. In the famous poem, “White Man’s Burden” written by Rudyard Kipling, he described colonized people as “half-devil and half-child.”, but he also believed that imperialism was just an educational project, a way to spread European Enlightenment.]]> 2019-03-26 19:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345428708 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345865676 2019-03-27 19:04:25 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345865676 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345910433 2019-03-27 21:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345910433 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345917227 Many indigenous peoples were captured and sold into slavery. A majority of slaves died in transit due to dehydration and disease, while many more died due to poor work conditions.]]> 2019-03-27 22:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345917227 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345917842 2019-03-27 22:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345917842 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345918063 Imperialistic expansion gave countries access to resources that may be unavailable in their homelands. This economic need for raw materials caused European countries to invade territory, such as Africa, in order to gather and extract those resources.]]> 2019-03-27 22:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345918063 oriley1016 https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345923750 Cultural imperialism led to the promotion of culture and ways of life from a politically powerful nation unto a less powerful society. Colonists believed they were helping people lesser than them by forcing their culture and technology upon them. This led to the loss of cultural traditions and values in some societies as they adopted a more Western lifestyle.]]> 2019-03-27 22:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/oriley1016/nelyvc56xlor/wish/345923750