The glorification of French colonization, school notebook cover by 1900
Great Discoveries, a manifestation of the hegemony of Western European art, had particular result of the relatively rapid formation of vast colonial empires stand or exploitation. Then, the seventeenth to nineteenth e th century, various expansionist powers, while continuing their conquests, quarreled and fought in some areas of heavy conflict, many of which is global. From the late eighteenth century and the early nineteenth century e , many settlements broke with their metropolis and became independent (USA, Latin American republics). Various Ottoman provinces followed suit: Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Moldova. In the late nineteenth century, major European states were divided almost the rest of the world, particularly Africa (Berlin Conference, 1884-1885).
However, no thank you the control of colonial powers during the First and especially World War II led to a collapse of their prestige and power. Bled white, they were longer able to provide their territories overseas shareholders and executives whose abundance make a powerful state metropolis. Meanwhile, the ideas proclaimed by the founders of the United States and the protagonists of the French Revolution had also made their way. (Memo)
The colonizing countries in 1914
Alain Map Houot
To demonstrate the rapid progression of colonization from 1850 to 1939 (in 1913, the great empires (see for more detail, click here ) are made with few changes after the Great War) and especially the extent of the two great colonial empires, those of the United Kingdom and France, I suggest you take a look at the animation produced by the Academy Poitiers, particularly well done. On the other hand, to discover major colonial treaties, click here.
