HSY2601
ASSIGNMENT 1 2025
DUE 19 AUGUST 2025
, HSY2601 Assignment 1 2025
Semester 2, 2025
Length: Part 1: Ten Sentences (Max. 13 lines)
Part 2: Three paragraphs
Due Date: 19 August 2025, 23:00
Part 1: Writing an introduction for an essay.
Description: This Assessment is preparation for the Portfolio submission which will be
submitted towards the end of the semester. This Assessment is in two parts, first,
Question:
Discuss the concept of modern colonialism as it developed in the 19th century.
Part 1: Introduction (10‑sentence paragraph)
In the 19th century, European powers extended their dominion across Asia, Africa, and
the Pacific, reshaping global politics through both conquest and economic penetration
(Study Unit 1: Lecture 1, p 3). This expansion relied not only on military force but also on
industrial capitalism’s demand for raw materials and new markets (Study Unit 1B:
Colonialism, p 3). Colonialism in this period denoted a system of unequal power
relations dominated by ruling elites alienated from the indigenous majority (Study
Unit 1B: Colonialism, p 3). Contact between Europeans and non‑Europeans, though
centuries old, hardened into more rigid hierarchies during the “long 19th century” (Study
ASSIGNMENT 1 2025
DUE 19 AUGUST 2025
, HSY2601 Assignment 1 2025
Semester 2, 2025
Length: Part 1: Ten Sentences (Max. 13 lines)
Part 2: Three paragraphs
Due Date: 19 August 2025, 23:00
Part 1: Writing an introduction for an essay.
Description: This Assessment is preparation for the Portfolio submission which will be
submitted towards the end of the semester. This Assessment is in two parts, first,
Question:
Discuss the concept of modern colonialism as it developed in the 19th century.
Part 1: Introduction (10‑sentence paragraph)
In the 19th century, European powers extended their dominion across Asia, Africa, and
the Pacific, reshaping global politics through both conquest and economic penetration
(Study Unit 1: Lecture 1, p 3). This expansion relied not only on military force but also on
industrial capitalism’s demand for raw materials and new markets (Study Unit 1B:
Colonialism, p 3). Colonialism in this period denoted a system of unequal power
relations dominated by ruling elites alienated from the indigenous majority (Study
Unit 1B: Colonialism, p 3). Contact between Europeans and non‑Europeans, though
centuries old, hardened into more rigid hierarchies during the “long 19th century” (Study
