Industrialization equipped states with new administrative and military tools, enabling them to expand control both at home and abroad. Modern empires were built not by adventurers but by centralized governments wielding bureaucracy, modern armies, and industrial technology.
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6.2 State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
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- 6.1Rationales for Imperialism from 1750 to 1900Preview lesson
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- 6.3Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900Preview lesson
- 6.4Global Economic Development from 1750 to 1900Preview lesson
- 6.5Economic Imperialism from 1750 to 1900Preview lesson
- 6.6Causes of Migration in an Interconnected WorldPreview lesson
- 6.7Effects of MigrationPreview lesson
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