volution and opened the people’s minds. Unfortunately it also gave to Europe more land to play those war games that they enjoyed that much. The second fundamental is Europe Confronts the World. After the Columbian Exchange, Europe began to see the whole picture. They began to practice imperialism. Imperialism is to extend and maintain control or influence over weaker nations or peoples. However, imperialism wasn’t something new. The empire of Alexander the Great or the Roman Empire was example of ancient imperialism. History repeats itself! Imperial systems were organized according to the doctrine of mercantilism: Each imperial state attempted to control the trade of its colonies, in order to monopolize the benefits of that trade. Yeah, but why would Europe want to do that? Well, states wanted to pursue imperialism for reasons such as economic, political, and ideological. Economic has always been the most common one because money rules the world. Every country wanted to expand their economy to acquire raw materials and additional sources of labor, or to find outlets for surplus capital and markets for surplus goods. Another reason refers to “power;” The nations desired power, prestige, security, and diplomatic advantages vis--vis other states. A third set of explanations focuses on ideological or moral motives. According to this perspective, political, cultural and religious beliefs force states into imperialism as a "missionary activity." For example, Britain's colonial empire was motivated at least in part by the idea that it was the "white man's burden" to civilize "backward" peoples. Two centuries later Germany's expansion under Hitler was based on belief that the German race was superior. Imperialism until the end of the World War II was all over the place.The Third Fundamental is The Industrial Revolution. In my opinion this was the Big Kahuna in the modern world, where the power was given to a new class, ...
