(COI) State Formations and Indigenous Responses to State Expansion Lesson

State Formation and Indigenous Responses to State Expansion

As imperialism took hold, the various industrialized countries were expanding to include or add more colonies to their possession. Some states had existing colonies they had procured during the Age of Exploration. Here, control was strengthened over these colonies, with some countries assuming direct control over colonies previously under non-state entities. Various countries of Europe, such as England, France and Germany, as well as the United States and Japan will acquire territories throughout Asia and the Pacific as the Spanish and Portugal declined in influence. Africa was also a site of imperialism as many European countries expanded their empires onto the continent through warfare and diplomacy. Neighboring countries to industrialized nations were also taken advantage of as the U.S. Russia and Japan expanded their land holdings to include this type of territory. Settler colonies were then established in some of these areas to further influence. However, as these industrialized countries expanded, indigenous peoples were not just sitting back and allowing it. Growing questions on political authority and rising nationalism led to anticolonial movements, anti-imperialist resistance and rebellions.          

 

 

 

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