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WATCH: Unit 5 Overview

All of the new ideas and advances of the Long Nineteenth Century had their limits or their dark sides. We see that especially in the rise of empires, many of which were ruled by new and seemingly democratic nation-states. These industrial powers competed for new colonies overseas, and created wide networks that exploited these colonies for profit. The result was a growing inequality in global income and experiences.

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