Kent F Schull 11/24/2015
Essay Prompt # 2
During the nineteenth century, the Islamic world encountered what is called the modern world system which presented the integration of the entire globe in term of economic, social, political and cultural changes. The integration between different nations led to the European imperialism in the Islamic world(Egger, 315). As the Ottoman Empire was getting weaker the Europeans took advantage of the ottoman territory because they surpassed the Ottoman Empire in term of military and economic might(PowerPoint). With regards to this European almost took over the entire Muslim world. The European use four different forms of imperialism which are economic, diplomatic, religious and physical occupation. …show more content…
According to Rhodes "we are the finest race in the world and the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race"(PowerPoint). this is the confession of faith that some missionaries used to spread Christianization in Africa, India, and Asia.
Lastly, diplomatic treaties and capitulations was another type of imperialism form which the British merchants established in order to secure the trading centers on the coast. The trading center in the delta of the Niger River near the port of Lagos became a crown colony because it was so treasured to British government. However some African rulers who accepted to sign an agreed treaties by the British were protected and the others who rebelled against it. They were taking down by the British military.(Egger, 321) what were the causes and motivations behind