Missionism, migration, and trade were features of empires in earlier periods discussed in the textbook. Provide a detailed and critical analysis of what sets the era of the ‘New Imperialism’ apart from each of the following:
(i) the early modern empires (1380-1650) and
(ii) empires of the mid-nineteenth century (1820s-1885).
Also discuss in what ways the occupation of each of the following was representative of the ‘New Imperialism’:
(a) the Southeast Asian state of Burma (or Myanmar);
(b) the Upper Nile region (or today’s Republics of South Sudan and Sudan);
(c) the East Asian peninsular state of Korea; and
(d) the Caribbean island nation of Haiti.
