imperial expansion

What Is The Social Roots Of Imperialism?

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What Is The Social Roots Of Imperialism? Social Darwinists believed that Europeans had the “fittest” races in the world, therefore they had the right to take over and rule the weaker regions of the world. Another social root was the spread of the Christian religion. Christian churches sent missionaries to colonized regions to spread Christianity.

How Did Catherine The Great Expand The Russian Empire?

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How Did Catherine The Great Expand The Russian Empire? Catherine’s reign was notable for imperial expansion. First in importance for the empire were the securing of the northern shore of the Black Sea (Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, 1774), the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula (1783), and the expansion into the steppes beyond the Urals and