Age of Imperialism
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The Age of Imperialism was a period, mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries, when industrialized Western powers expanded their control over vast territories in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific for economic, political, and strategic dominance.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Age of Imperialism canonical | 20 |
| New Imperialism | 6 |
| age of New Imperialism | 2 |
| British colonial period | 1 |
| European imperialism | 1 |
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Target entity: Age of Imperialism Context triple: [Age of Exploration, followedBy, Age of Imperialism]
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Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration was a period from the 15th to 17th centuries when European powers undertook extensive overseas voyages that led to global maritime trade networks, colonization, and the first sustained contacts between previously isolated continents.
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Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in Europe and the Americas that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping modern democratic and political thought.
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Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was a late 19th-century period in the United States marked by rapid industrialization, vast wealth accumulation, stark social inequality, and influential business magnates like Andrew Carnegie.
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D.
Interwar period
The Interwar period was the turbulent era between World War I and World War II marked by political upheaval, economic crises, and the rise of totalitarian regimes across Europe and beyond.
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E.
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a transformative period from the late 18th to 19th centuries marked by the shift from agrarian, handcraft economies to industrial, machine-based manufacturing and rapid technological, social, and economic change.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Age of Imperialism Target entity description: The Age of Imperialism was a period, mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries, when industrialized Western powers expanded their control over vast territories in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific for economic, political, and strategic dominance.
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A.
Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration was a period from the 15th to 17th centuries when European powers undertook extensive overseas voyages that led to global maritime trade networks, colonization, and the first sustained contacts between previously isolated continents.
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B.
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in Europe and the Americas that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping modern democratic and political thought.
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C.
Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was a late 19th-century period in the United States marked by rapid industrialization, vast wealth accumulation, stark social inequality, and influential business magnates like Andrew Carnegie.
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D.
Interwar period
The Interwar period was the turbulent era between World War I and World War II marked by political upheaval, economic crises, and the rise of totalitarian regimes across Europe and beyond.
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E.
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a transformative period from the late 18th to 19th centuries marked by the shift from agrarian, handcraft economies to industrial, machine-based manufacturing and rapid technological, social, and economic change.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
era of imperialism
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historical period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Age of Imperialism
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surface form:
New Imperialism
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| characterizedBy |
colonial partition of Africa
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colonial rule ⓘ economic exploitation of colonies ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ nationalism ⓘ overseas territorial expansion ⓘ racist ideologies ⓘ resource extraction ⓘ spheres of influence in Asia ⓘ strategic and naval competition ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 1914 ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
colonial studies
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imperial history ⓘ world history ⓘ |
| followedBy |
World War I
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decolonization ⓘ |
| hasCause |
belief in cultural superiority
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demand for raw materials ⓘ industrialization ⓘ national rivalries ⓘ search for new markets ⓘ strategic military interests ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Boer Wars
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Boxer Rebellion ⓘ British India ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj in India
Opium Wars ⓘ Philippine–American War ⓘ Russo-Japanese War ⓘ Scramble for Africa ⓘ Spanish–American War ⓘ colonization of Indochina ⓘ partition of Africa ⓘ |
| impact |
cultural assimilation policies
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economic dependency of colonies ⓘ exploitation of colonized populations ⓘ resistance and uprisings in colonies ⓘ spread of European languages ⓘ spread of Western education systems ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century decolonization movements
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anti-colonial nationalism ⓘ global trade patterns ⓘ international law on colonialism ⓘ modern borders in Africa ⓘ modern borders in the Middle East ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian missionary movements
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Social Darwinism ⓘ Social Darwinism ⓘ
surface form:
White Man's Burden ideology
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| location |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Pacific region ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Belgium
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France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Japan ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Russia ⓘ Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| precededBy | Early modern colonialism ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Scramble for Africa
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surface form:
Berlin Conference
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| startTime | circa 1870 ⓘ |
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