¶ … Germany controlling South-West Africa, Britain controlling India, imperialistic attitudes 'ruling' countries differed / similar. The main differences similarities-based relationships European countries respective countries, actions militaries natives line, natives retaliated. In spite of the fact that the Imperialist Era has had a severe effect on society as a whole, Imperialist nations have taken different attitudes in colonizing new territories. One of the primary purposes of actors like Britain and Germany was to exploit the territories that they conquered with little to no regard concerning the individuals who previously inhabited these areas. However, while the British accepted the idea of having colonists live alongside of indigenous populations, the Germans were less enthusiastic concerning the concept and focused on removing native populations from some of the territories that they conquered. While one might initially be inclined to consider that British control in India and German control in South-West Africa was relatively similar, the two colonies were actually very different and this can be observed through the influences that these two powers had...
These two powers primarily wanted to exploit countries and individuals they came across with the purpose of gaining profits for the empires as a whole. They both acknowledged the potential that South-West Africa and India had and went through great efforts with the intention of imposing their power in these territories.
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