HIST 410N Week 1 Case Study 1: Jules Ferry
Jules Ferry was Prime Minister of France as that nation launched its imperial expansion.In a debate with member of the French Parliament, Ferry Defendsthe decision to expand.Read his remarks and respond to the following questions:
- According to Ferry, what recent developments in world trade have made it urgent for France to have colonies?
- What arguments against imperialism have … raised by Ferry’s critics?How does he counter them?
- What non-economic arguments does Ferry offer in favor of imperialism? http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/imperialism/readings/ferry.html
This 2-3 page assignment is to … submitted to the Week 1 Dropbox, located at the top of this page.
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