West European Studies

The political fortune of France in the 1840s laid amid great struggle to political stability. This was the period when revolutionary movements were taking over the monarchial rule in Europe. Many eye witnesses exhibits the testimony to this struggle. Some involved bloodshed while others did not.

At this time, France was under King Louis Philippes rule where M. Guizot who was an anti liberal was the Prime Minister. The revolutionists, mainly the young from the elite class, were advocating for the electoral reforms to cut short the prolonged authority and the dismissal of    M. Guizot. They also demonstrated against the kings solicit and the diplomatic treasons in the judiciary. There was immense corruption and degradation to the foreigners views. They heavily advocated for the human rights and loyalty. They were the Republicans.  The other group named the society of the rights of man was expeditiously fighting for humanity and its progress.

The movements did not bear any fruits, but the struggle continued. As the movement turned to be general, those in the military also ruled against the government. They also demanded for the dismissal of the Guizot.  This was a time when many of the people were armed. The military request forced the king to bow down to the request and Guizot together with the deputies were dismissed from his government. But this only resulted to the dissatisfaction of the many with little, if any reforms taking place. It deceived the Republicans who were fighting for the reforms.

The accounts from the eye witnesses though supplying first hand information may lead to conflicting conclusion. This is clear from the lack of harmony in their report.

Imperialism and Imperial Nationalism
The 19th century was an era when the European countries were heavily fighting for the imperial expansion and nationalism in Africa and Asia. This never went on very smoothly. To justify the opinion, the imperial expansion activists had to gather enough reasons for this and these included There was effort to protect their own settlers from being invaded by other powerful countries. The British fought for the possession of the New Hebrides to offer them protection and avoid the ruling from France most of the resources that had been used in civilization and Christianization came from their land.  The British also feared attack through the waters.

There was also the motive to increase their trading markets. This would help in economic stability. Countries like New Hebrides had fertile soil and ample fruits. This help to be the source of fruit for their market. The powers were also searching for the expanded export markets. The France were advocating to areas where they can export their industrial goods due to the trade barriers with the Germans and USA perfectionists trading. In addition, the Germans were also in need of the waters for sporting, industry and agriculture.
There was also need for civilization. The British had done a lot in civilization in New Hebrides. Just as the Russians had tried to civilize and introduce the slave trade in central Africa, the French needed to even take it to a higher level. This would help to increase their colonial territory expansion. They required using the Africans waters for their military benefits.

There was also the fight for political and patriotic stability. By increasing their territory, and moving from the European territory, the French were fighting to maintain their superiority. This was also the case with the Germans with their bid to get Sudan and Cameroon.

Lastly, the colonists claimed to save the weak states from threat of terror, diseases and the natural disasters.