Italy

=Period 6 - Imperialism =
 *  Italy*     

** _ Geography* Italy has played an important part in Europe since the early Roman empire. Population: 58 million Geographic size: 116,000 square miles Capital: Rome Major cities and population: Rome, Milan, Naples, Genoa, Venice

Imperialism was a result of many different reasons such as Social Darwinism,racism,white man's burden,new markets, and new resources. Europeans had many advantages to help them conquer Africa.some of the advantages were technoical superioty, better weapons,means to control empire, and steam engine. The factors that made Africa vulnerable to conquest by European nations is a huge variety of language,outdated weapons, and a unfied stand.
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