Egypt and Australia: The Power Behind European Domination Treading along the shore with Jared Diamond, New Guinean local politician Yali casually asks, "Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea, but we black people had little cargo of our own?" (Diamond 14) As a response to Yali, Jared Diamond first negates the assumption that the biological differences in humans from different parts of the globe affected the rate of development of their civilizations by sharing his observations of more intelligent and expressive New Guineans who are still underdeveloped compared to the Western civilizations and provides a new idea that the different environments of the people caused history to take different courses
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First found in New South Wales, then in the new colony of Victoria, gold proved to be an economic boost in the colony as massive waves of immigrants, “including professional and skilled people,” (History of Australia) flooded the land. The supply of gold in Australia was immense, as Victoria supplied more than one-thirds of the global gold production in the 1850s. Gold production in the colony between 1852 and 1870 proved that their “export value was greater than that of wool.” (History of Australia) Most of the gold produced was exported to Britain, greatly enriching the nation and assisting the gold standardization for the pound. The indirect effects of the discovery of gold, however, were as vital, if not more, as the production of the gold itself. The colony began to rapidly increase its grain production to provide for the massive influx of population in Victoria. Along with the manufacturing of agricultural machinery, land and water transportation system of the colony developed to transport the wheats to the increasing population. ”Processing, manufacturing, and engineering,” (History of Australia) industries including shipyards and foundries were established in Sydney and Melbourne. The settlers eventually changed their main pastoral cattle to cows, which required less labor than sheep. The Australian colonies experienced their peak …show more content…
Napoleon, eager to investigate and capture Egypt for two main reasons: “its commercial and agricultural potential,” (The French Invasion and Occupation, 1789-1800) and its tactical significance in Anglo-French competition, captured Alexandria without difficulty, and invaded Cairo on July 25. Napoleon assessed Egypt as a source of raw materials and grain and France’s major control of Egypt and its trade with Europe could contest Britain’s “overland route to India.” (The French Invasion and Occupation, 1789-1801) The ambitious colonization, however, was shattered by the rebellions of the fearful occupants and the invasion by the combined Ottoman-British forces. Last French troops left Egypt in the end of September, 1801. The brief colonization of Egypt by the French was too short to have a crucial impact on Egypt, but the significance in the short occupancy left a considerable impact on Europe as it revealed the area of strategic importance to Europe and laid a foundation for Britain to further exploit
First found in New South Wales, then in the new colony of Victoria, gold proved to be an economic boost in the colony as massive waves of immigrants, “including professional and skilled people,” (History of Australia) flooded the land. The supply of gold in Australia was immense, as Victoria supplied more than one-thirds of the global gold production in the 1850s. Gold production in the colony between 1852 and 1870 proved that their “export value was greater than that of wool.” (History of Australia) Most of the gold produced was exported to Britain, greatly enriching the nation and assisting the gold standardization for the pound. The indirect effects of the discovery of gold, however, were as vital, if not more, as the production of the gold itself. The colony began to rapidly increase its grain production to provide for the massive influx of population in Victoria. Along with the manufacturing of agricultural machinery, land and water transportation system of the colony developed to transport the wheats to the increasing population. ”Processing, manufacturing, and engineering,” (History of Australia) industries including shipyards and foundries were established in Sydney and Melbourne. The settlers eventually changed their main pastoral cattle to cows, which required less labor than sheep. The Australian colonies experienced their peak …show more content…
Napoleon, eager to investigate and capture Egypt for two main reasons: “its commercial and agricultural potential,” (The French Invasion and Occupation, 1789-1800) and its tactical significance in Anglo-French competition, captured Alexandria without difficulty, and invaded Cairo on July 25. Napoleon assessed Egypt as a source of raw materials and grain and France’s major control of Egypt and its trade with Europe could contest Britain’s “overland route to India.” (The French Invasion and Occupation, 1789-1801) The ambitious colonization, however, was shattered by the rebellions of the fearful occupants and the invasion by the combined Ottoman-British forces. Last French troops left Egypt in the end of September, 1801. The brief colonization of Egypt by the French was too short to have a crucial impact on Egypt, but the significance in the short occupancy left a considerable impact on Europe as it revealed the area of strategic importance to Europe and laid a foundation for Britain to further exploit