Enlightenment philosophers aimed to preserve the rights of individuals, including the right to

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The phillosophers of the Enlightenment period emphasized human reason and scientific knowledge was in contrast to superstition and traditional beliefs.  They wanted to apply such principles to the issues of government and society, and that meant education for all citizens.   "Dare to know!  Have the courage to use your intelligence!" was how one Enlightenment thinker (Immanuel Kant) summed up what they meant by "enlightenment."

The rights of people to assemble for political discourse, as well as the rights of people to participate in the rule (governing) of their own societies were also outgrowths of the Enlightenment emphasis.  But it began with an emphasis on education and the use of everyone's mental resources.

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superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

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