3 Thesis Statement

What were the main causes that enabled the European conquest of Africa?

Although modernization of military technology and medical advancements gave the physical means for an invasion, European nations successfully executed the conquest of Africa because of ideologies, such as Social Darwinism and the White Man’s Burden, which provided a moral direction for expansion, and the urgent industrial demand for raw materials and markets that made African territories an economic necessity for Europeans.

Evaluate the impact of internal VS external factors on the collapse of the Qing Dynasty?

Although external pressures such as the Opium Wars and the creation of foreign spheres of influence severely weakened Chinese sovereignty, the collapse of the Qing Dynasty was primarily driven by internal factors such as the Taiping Rebellion which destroyed the central government’s resources and widespread corruption combined with population pressure the imperial system was unable to maintain social order.

Analyze the impact of modern science/technology on European Imperialism?

Although Social Darwinism provided a pseudoscientific moral justification for expansion, modern science and technology fundamentally drove European imperialism because advanced transportation enabled rapid access to remote interiors and superior military technology ensured a conquest of indigenous population

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