The Boxer Rebellion: The Rise Of Imperialism During World War I

Imperialism is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Imperialism played a huge role in the causes of world war I and was mostly from Germany and Serbia. This also means smaller states had to fight for freedom or life. Through this most imperialists

Militarism was one of the causes of World War I. Militarism is a belief of the government or the people that a country there is a massive military build up among many european nations. Germany had an industrialized military and nation. Germany had spent a couple of millions to help improve their military to make it sufficient for war. In doc. C it states that Germany seemed to be very confident in winning the war, “ You will be home before the leaves have fallen from the trees.” However, Germany had time to industrialize their military, while other nations had to rush to industrialize their military. Militarism was a huge factor in the cause of WWI.

Imperialism has been a topic covered broadly in this class. We have learned about many nations who strive to expand through their military powers. Britain and Germany seem to be the best examples of Imperialism that we have learned about, especially before WW1. The imperialist practices of these huge world powers have created and impacted policies around the globe. From The Origins of the Modern World, we learned that Great Britain was the strongest world power before the war. Britain had possession of Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, etc. Most of these colonies were acquired quite easily because of their power. British imperialism was focused on expansion through world trade. Britain had a powerful navy and a large feet of war vessels. By 1914 America was a very imperialistic nation, and had control of the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and islands in the Pacific.

Militarism is the belief that preparation for war provides moral training and is the best safeguard of peace and national interest. The first nation to do this was Germany. A perfect example of this was the main cause of World War II for me, which was Hitler. Hitler built a political army (the Nazi’s); they abused and killed millions of Jews. The first acts of the war was in 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland. The U.S was trying to stay out of this as well, but sooner or later they entered the war. Not much later the war was ended and the Germans had lost as Hitler escaped and fled into

Imperialism is when a country of rich power overtakes a debilitated government. In the late 1800’s through the early 1900’s. Imperialism started towards the end of the Industrial Revolution because of the lack of natural materials and resources in their own territory. During the period of imperialism, many European countries created vast empires from overthrowing governments in Africa and the Middle East. France, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Portugal were the main countries involved in overtaking territory. An effect from the age of Imperialism was the affection of World War I. Besides the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria/Hungary in 1914 was Imperialism, Imperialism caused conflict over territory. Soon Imperialism was so out of control that the countries were going to war over who they were going to overthrow. Imperialism also had an effect on the warfare during World War 1 because the countries used their claimed land as prime military bases during the war.

Imperialism is a factor that has transformed societies and nations over the course of history. In the past, nations such as France, Great Britain, Germany, and Spain have been categorized as “imperialistic” nations. These nations referred to advanced technology as power. The industrial revolution and increase in new technology gave them the idea to want to spread their ideas to other countries around the world. This involved taking over nations and building colonies to benefit the mother country.

Militarism is glorifying military power as well as maintaining a big army. In WW1 armies where of course the most important fight. Without an army there was no defense on your side and countries would’ve most likely been destroyed at an instant. When someone glorifies something they usually want it so bad that it ends up happening. If people want war they get war. A powerful country needs a powerful military in order to defend and protect what they stand for. People depended on militarism in order for war to be successful People accepted war as a necessity. “War is life itself. Nothing exists in nature, is born, or multiplies except by combat.” (document B) War was essential and if someone won a war militarism only increased causing people to continue with the world war. If everyone keeps reinforcing their supplies and continues believing that the only way to get something good out of everything is by fighting, then war will not be cut short. We can also see more examples of this in document C where it shows citizens saying “Better war then this perpetual waiting” and “men and women were delighted at the prospect of war”. Lastly in document L it clearly gives an example of how militarism effected people. It made them think that war was the only way out of everything. They took the path because “without power, without a strong army and a strong navy, there can be no welfare.” (document

The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising from the Chinese society against U.S. foreigners and as a

Militarism is a philosophy in which grants the military a large amount of power. Militarism had held a heavy influence in Europe before World War One, making it a main cause. During the spread of militarism, governments were affected. In reality what started to grant it so much power was the arms race that had begun, it was a ferocious battle of who could build the more deadly, and scary weapon. All this had to have built up tensions between countries which led to the need of militarism. Moreover, although militarism alone wasn’t the one to pull the trigger for World War One it did support it (Document I).

Imperialism is the domination of one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country. Imperialism is more often than not fueled by two major schools of thought known as nationalism and Social Darwinism. Nationalism is a feeling of pride and devotion to one’s country. This can drive a person to think that their country is the most powerful, and in essence drives that person mad with power and a hunger to conquer, which not ironically is exactly what many countries did. Social Darwinism is the very idea that a more powerful country conquer the smaller countries. “Survival of the fittest,” as the well renowned Charles Darwin used to say. Imperialism is also sometimes sparked by military motives, such as when USA set up

Imperialism is the act of creating an empire, through extending a country’s power by force or forming international relations. In many cases, the imperializing country reaps the financial benefits and extracts resources/raw materials from the country that is colonized, leaving the natives with little to no resources and without the ability to advance or develop. When, one country enters another and takes over, it silences the people living there, and takes away their right of saying how their country should be governed. This lack of listening by the colonizers usually has disastrous results: destroyed economies, lives lost, and broken alliances, like the relationship between the British and the Chinese from the early 1700s until around 1912.

Imperialism is the domination of a weaker country by a stronger country. For instance Britain dominated India and China in the mid 1880s to the beginning of the 20th century. Imperialism has had both a positive and negative effects on the countries involved. Britain was imperialistic for many reasons, it could dominate because it had the technology and power to do so. They also needed land to acquire raw materials for growing markets.

Imperialism is defined in the dictionary as being a " The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by establishing economic and political hegemony over other nations" (p 681 American Heritage college Dictionary). Usually people associate imperialism as being the domination of a small country by a larger, more powerful country, usually to the advantage of the larger country. At the beginning of the nineteenth century most of the countries in Europe were involved in imperialism. Each country had it's own motives for wanting to gain an empire and some of the reason were Economic, Political, Religious and Exploitation.

Imperialism is when countries gets more or increase their powers and put their powers under control. Before WW1, Africa and some parts of Asia wanted to fight with some parts with European countries. And this increased the world and this led to WW1

The United States government desired open trade and economic world power to such an extent they were willing to use force to overthrow the imperial Qing dynasty. The United States needed open trade with China in order to take advantage of the wealth opportunities for American businesses so we forced trade policies and sent missionaries to impose our thoughts and culture. As a result, the Boxer Rebellion took place and thousands of men and women died including missionaries from the US. Perhaps a different approach might have given the Chinese a faith in trade without the fear of government taking over their