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In historical contexts, New Imperialism characterizes a period of colonial expansion by Western European powers, the United States, Russia and Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The period featured an unprecedented pursuit of overseas territorial acquisitions. At the time, states focused on building their empires with new technological advances and developments, expanding their territory through conquest, and exploiting the resources of the subjugated countries. During the era of New Imperialism, the Western powers (and Japan) individually conquered almost all of Africa and parts of Asia. The new wave of imperialism reflected ongoing rivalries among the great powers, the economic desire for new resources and markets, and a "civilizing mission" ethos. Many of the colonies established during this era gained independence during the era of decolonization that followed World War II. New Imperialism, period of intensified imperialistic expansion from the latter half of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I in 1914. The renewed push to expand territorial control included not only the earlier colonial powers of western Europe but also newcomers such as Germany , Italy , Japan , Russia , and the United States .
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Because of the strong showing of third-party candidate George Wallace,
neither Nixon nor Humphrey received more than 50 percent of the popular
vote; Nixon beat Humphrey by less than 500,000 votes. Nixon campaigned
on a platform designed to reach the “silent majority” of middle class
and working class Americans. He promised to “bring us together again,”
and many Americans, weary after years of antiwar and civil rights
protests, were happy to hear of peace returning to their streets
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The Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative silk, first developed in China and a major reason for the connection of trade routes into an extensive transcontinental network.
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To lead the other delegates
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In presiding over the Constitutional Convention, he worked to forge consensus, demanding complete secrecy as the delegates set about the controversial task of not just revising the Articles of Confederation, but scrapping them all together.
