![]() ![]() A global economy has arrived by which the commodities of the planet are shipped to Western nations, there to be consumed, or turned into manufactured goods. The oceans are linked by an ever-intensifying network of sea routes, all converging on Western ports. Railways start appearing in all corners of the world – in Western-ruled colonies, such as in India and Africa, and in countries as yet beyond direct Western control, such as China and the countries of Latin America. The conquests are followed by economic exploitation. As a result, Western Empires, with the British Empire in the lead, rule much of the world. ![]() The same process has been at work in South East Asia and the Pacific. The centerpiece of this process is an episode labelled the “ Scramble for Africa“, in which European powers compete to annex as much of the continent as they can. In what must be the most audacious land-grab in history, Western nations divide much of the globe between them. World history in 1914 - the West in command Overview Western Imperialism ![]()
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