World History: Unipolar to Bipolar world order

20th century can be divided into three distinct phases. The first beginning – 1900 A.D. to 1945 could rightly be classified as the period of the world wars, the second extending from 1945 to 1991-till the dissolution of the Soviet ..

World History: Japanese Imperialism

Before Meiji Restoration (1867), which led to Emperor Meiji’s ascension to power, Japan was basically a feudal state with a confusing and ambiguous power structure. With this key event in Japanese history, Japan embarked on a meteoric rise as a regional and ..

World History: Polity of Japanese Isolationalism

The Empire of Japan officially came into existence on January 3, 1868 with the Meiji Restoration. A brief background of history prior to that is essential here to understand the “Japanese Isolationalism” or Sakoku; and subsequent events. Background Japanese rulers of ..

World History: Imperialism in China, Opium Wars and Open Door Policy

Between the 17th and 19th century, China had developed a relatively advanced and self-sufficient civilization and did not need to import much of the items. However, there was a great demand of the Chinese items such as Silk, Tea, Spices, ..

World History: Moroccan Crises

Even though the Berlin Conference was supposed to resolve disputes among several European Powers, the crisis still broke out periodically between them, fuelled by strategic rivalry and greater territorial ambitions. One such example was the Tangier Crisis also known as ..

Boer Wars

Great Britain took control of Egypt and what is now South Africa. Colonial uprisings in South Africa resulted in the First and Second Boer Wars (between 1880-1881 and 1899-1902, respectively). Boer Wars 1880-1902 Dutch were the first Europeans to settle ..

World History: Imperialism in Africa-I (Scramble for Africa)

Africa saw the most dramatic colonisation during the later part of 19th century and early 20th century. A unique fact about European colonization of Africa is that it was colonized so late in history. Although certain European powers had built ..

World History: Pattern of Colonial Control

To establish control of an area, Europeans used different techniques. Over time, four forms of colonial control emerged as follows: Colony This was governed internally by the Foreign Power. Example is British Indian territories. The day-to-day management of the colony ..