The way of Imperialism took place in the 1500s took over the Americas. About three hundred years later, the new Imperialism was initiated when European power decided to colonize India and Africa and put economic pressure on China and Japan. Imperialism is when the stronger nation took over the weaker nations. This mean the motherland will conquer the weaker country and make it into a colony. Colonies were used for natural resources and new markets. The British were able to conquer others due to their technology more advanced than China Africa and India. England needed to keep their factories busy imperialism represented an expression of nationalism social Darwinism started making people feel superior than others.
When the British wanted to take over the East India, they had to take control of the Indian
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subcontinent by making the princes argue with each other. They used their diplomacy, bribery, and intimidation to set Indian people against each other. Rudyard Kipling spoke of “the White man’s burden”; this meant that the white man had to spread their civilization to the uncivilized people to improve their lifestyles. Some of the positive effects of the British ruling were that now hospitals were built, they introduced new medicine, created jobs and unified India by teaching them English. This led to the population to grow and also the economy. But, natives were treated as if they were inferior. Also, the British did not offer good payments to their workers which worked for long hours and sometimes horrible conditions. Sepoy Mutiny came into place, this is when the Indian felt their religion and traditions were put down. So they decided to revolt. European powers engaged the scramble of Africa. This is when European put together different sections of Africa together without caring about tribe boundaries Then the British decided to move and take over Egypt as soon as possible because they wanted access to the river that connects Asia. Afterwards, in the Berlin conference the remaining parts of Africa were separated into sections again with no tribal boundary. The major European powers that took over Africa were the French, the Spanish, the Italian, the Belgium, the German, the British and the Portuguese. King Leopold is an example of imperialism, he was a king from Belgium that killed 10 million people in the state of Congo just to make it a private state. Cecil Rhodes was an imperialist that wanted to build a railroad to connect Egypt and South Africa. Some of the positive effects of imperialism in Africa were European medicine, improvement nutrition in Africa modern transportation and communication improve the way of living in Africa. Also a small part of Africa received education and greater economic opportunities. But, European power led to an erosion of traditional African values. Also, Africans were treated as inferior people just for the fact of the lack of technology. In addition, Europeans divided up Africa artificially ignoring tribal ethnic and cultural boundaries. When the British arrived to China they faced a different situation, due to China having an advanced culture unity under the control of powerful emperors.
Then the Opium war took place, this is when the British started selling Opium tea which was bad because Opium was a type of drug. Then the Chinese tried to stop the trade, so the British declared the war which the won. This forced the Chinese to sell Opium and to open treaty ports which gave new privileges to the British. Later on, China was divided into different economic influences due to the “spheres of influence”. Afterwards, the Taiping Rebellion start which was major revolts against Manchu Ruler which were put down with European help. Millions of Chinese died during the uprising. Then the Sino-Japanese War started when the Japanese went to war with the weakened China and defeated them. Then annexed Korea and create its own Sphere of Influence in China. The United States wanted some of the profitable trade. So they made the open door policy which was equal trading rights with China and with other nations. The Chinese formed a group known as “Boxers” which rebelled against western influence in
China. The Tokugawa Shogunate isolated Japan from European trade, becoming totally isolated. Japanese citizens could not leave and foreigners could not go in. Then the U.S took action and sent a naval squadron to Japan under the command of Commodore Mathew Perry to establish a port where American ships could get supplies on their trips to China. Japan had no other choice but to open their doors. Emperor Meiji was to restore power when the Shogunate collapsed by adapting to the western way of life. Emperor Meiji abolished feudalism meaning samurai lost socialist status, western technology were adopted because railroads and factories were built, and changes in the government due to Japan was given a written constitution, but the Emperor kept power. Also a western-style army and navy were formed. In conclusion imperialism in India, Africa, China, and Japan had their positives and negatives effects such as a better lifestyle but their cultures were somehow changed. Although imperialism caused chaos and death, those colonies were the ones who benefited because when the imperialists country left. Those colonies were left with schools, hospitals, and technology. Which later on made them a stronger nation and increased their economy. Even nowadays we can see the effects of imperialism in those countries.
Imperialism is a policy by which a country gains power over the world or other countries. It begun in 1865 and it caused US to expand. America had “Thirst for New Market”. The business in The United States was developing rapidly so it needed more supplies (trade) from other countries. The United States used different methods such as Jingoism/Racism, Economic Expansion and American superiority over Europe, but however, economic expansion contributed most for the US Imperialism. This meant more money and power compare to other countries.
During the late 1800s and 1900s in various societies, imperialism played a major role. Imperialism consists of a country's domination of an economic and cultural life in another country. Within the 1800s and 1900s, Europe became a large-scale global leader. Europeans set up colonies all over the world, specifically Africa, India, China, and Japan. Imperialism is viewed through two different major points such as the imperialist and colonialist.
Like previous American expansion, American imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was motivated by desire for new economic gains and improvements. However, the social justification, diplomatic and military approach and geographical aspect of imperialist expansionism varied greatly from previous American growth. Therefore, American expansionism underwent more change in this period than continuity.
Imperialism is the domination of a weaker country by a stronger country. For instance Britain dominated India and China in the mid 1880s to the beginning of the 20th century. Imperialism has had both a positive and negative effects on the countries involved. Britain was imperialistic for many reasons, it could dominate because it had the technology and power to do so. They also needed land to acquire raw materials for growing markets.
Imperialism is when a mother nation takes over another nation and become its colony for political, social, and economical reasons. Imperialism is a progressive force for both the oppressors (mother country) and the oppressed (colony), majorly occurring during the late 19th and early 20th century. It had more negative effects than positive effects due to its domination to other nations.
Imperialism is a policy of a country’s empire that extends its military power across other lands to get more contry of a area or region. England imperised the places that they did to ether get control over land. To get better access of trade, or just wanted to have more military power in the areas. The affected regions that England imperialized was intended to get access to more trade and to have a greater impact on the regions they were in.
Imperialism is the practice by which powerful nations or peoples seek to extend and maintain control or influence over weaker nations or peoples. By the 1800’s, the Western powers had advantages in this process. They led the world in technological advances, giving them a dominance when conquering other countries. The European Imperialists made attempts to conquer China and Japan. In this process, they succeeded by influencing Japan greatly. However, they were not as successful with China.
Imperialism in America At the turn of the century, America and the views of its people changed. Many different ideas were surfacing about issues that affected the country as a whole. The Republican Party, led by William McKinley, was concentrating on the expansion of the United States and looking to excel in power and commerce. The Democratic Party at this time was led by William Jennings Bryan, who was absorbed in a sponge of morality and was concerned with the rights of man.
Around the 1700s regions in Europe were using the method of imperialism to not only expand but to economically benefit as well. Thus, imperialism was not only a form of government but also a form of economy. Furthermore, it is when regions extend their power and wealth through their military force and diplomacy. Specifically speaking, the Spaniards and British were two different groups of Europeans who colonized different regions around the world. As a result of doing so, the Spaniards who conquered Latin America and the British who conquered Southeast Asia causes depopulation along with cultural changes within the land they colonized.
American Imperialism American Imperialism has been a part of United States history ever since the American Revolution. Imperialism is the practice by which powerful nations or people seek to expand and maintain control or influence over weaker nations or peoples. Throughout the years there have been many instances where the Americans have taken over other people's countries, almost every time we go into we have taken over a new piece of land. The Americas first taste of imperialism came about five hundred years ago when Columbus came to America. We fought the pleasant inhabitants and then took over their land, making them slaves.
After the civil war, United States took a turn that led them to solidify as the world power. From the late 1800s, as the US began to collect power through Cuba, Hawaii, and the Philippines, debate arose among historians about American imperialism and its behavior. Historians such as William A. Williams, Arthur Schlesinger, and Stephen Kinzer provides their own vision and how America ought to be through ideas centered around economics, power, and racial superiority.
America had definitely played its role in its imperialism. First of all imperialism is the control from one country doing to another. America has controlled a lot of countries in its time. In this essay I will talk about the causes and effects that America’s imperialism played a role in. We have really controlled a lot of countries in our time but this essay will focus more on the 19th and 20th century. We play a pretty big influence in the world today as in status wise. A lot of countries respect us because of our integrity and greatness that we have achieved. Overall I will talk about how imperialism existed in the time of American in 19th and 20th century as well as explain the causes by this time and effects that resulted on our lives today.
Imperialism is the domination by one country of political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region and occurred during the 1800’s in Africa. Imperialism in Africa was caused by four factors in Europe: economy, politics/military, humanitarian/religion, and Social Darwinism (Ellis). The Industrial Revolution in Europe caused the need for oversea expansion because the manufacturers needed things like: rubber, petroleum, and palm oil all of which Africa had. Europe moving into Africa was also caused by nationalism, when France went into Africa so did Britain (Ellis). The difference between France and Britain was the way of rule they used. There are four different methods of imperialism: direct, indirect, protectorate, and sphere of influence. The most popular were direct and indirect. The French used direct, they sent officials and soldiers from France to administer their colonies and their purpose was to inflict French culture on their colonies and make them into French provinces (Ellis). The British, however, used indirect, they used chiefs to oversee their colonies and encouraged the children in the colonies to get education in Britain. The British “Westernized” their colonies and only used military force when threatened (Ellis).
The concept of imperialism is one that has pervaded nearly every major society or empire throughout human history. It seems to be a natural consequence of societies growing in size, power, and knowledge. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries vast changes occurred in Western Europe (and soon spread elsewhere) that spurred a new round of imperialism the likes of which had not been seen before. The changes were the industrial revolution that was taking place. Countries were rapidly advancing to industrial societies producing much greater quantities of goods at much lower costs. The goods produced ranged everywhere from cotton textiles to military machinery, all of which would play important roles in rounds of imperialistic expansion that would follow. The imperialistic displays by Western European nations also brought about several other industrial revolutions in other regions including the Ottoman Empire, Russia, and Japan. I will take a look at how the industrial revolution encouraged imperialistic expansion, as well as some of the results of that expansion in other regions.
With major control over India, the British used a combination of firepower & guile to consolidate their power over the country by expanding from their base areas along the coast into the interior (Duiker 31). Some territories were also taken over the privately run East India Company, which at the time was given authority to administer Asian territories under British occupation, while others were ruled by local maharajas (Duiker 31). British governance brought order and stability to a society that had recently been wrecked by the wars from the different empires (Duiker 31).