Lugard's Nationalistic And Economic Motives For Imperialism

Economics had a important role to the new imperialism. There were many economic factors that affected this period. An economic factor was having colonies which made it easier for countries to protect their merchant marine and their world trade. As american senator A.J beveridge (document 2) stated “ the trading of the world must and shall be ours… we will establish trading posts throughout the world as disturbing points for american products. We will cover the ocean with our merchant marines. We will build a navy to the measure of our greatness…”. America was creating colonies and was becoming imperialistic. Also introducing ruthlessness in the diplomacy of imperialism, william l. Langer (document 5) which states “but the economic side.. [survival of the fittest] was pherhaps most crucial”. The teaching of survival of the fittest helped the growth

Expanding for the needs of one’s country was considered necessary during the times of imperialism. Nationalism affected a nation’s actions. “Survival of the fittest” is a term that is often used to describe the theme of a novel; however, in this case, it can apply to a nation. If a country proves successful by expanding their territory and bringing in profit as a result of growth, it is important that this nation continues to prosper in spite of future generations of people that will be affected by this. In the words of Cecil Rhodes who quoted David Killingray in his work A Plague of Europeans: Westerns in Africa since the Fifteenth Century, he claimed, “more of the world that we inhabit, the better it is for the human race… I contend that every acre added to our territory provides the birth of more of the English race, who otherwise would not be brought into existence.” This

Their business interests demand that colonial markets should be opened and developed and that foreign competitors should be shut out. Such aims require political control and imperialism.”By Parker T. Moore, Imperialism and world politics, 1926.Politics and the military also had significance in causing new imperialism. One example is that when a nation had many colonies it believed it would be more powerful and secure. The second example is nationalism, which was a motive for achieving a goal for a nation. Last cause was the poem “The White Man’s Burden“, which was written by Rudyard Kipling, to justify imperialism.

1. The political motivations for English imperialism were made on country that is craving to succeed in power, to increase their land, to have an armed force, to achieve respect by captivating colonies, and increase pride and security countrywide. The Pilgrims left England to North America because they were seeking freedom from religious oppression from King James I. Even though most of them died during the cross over, the few that made it settle very quickly with the help of the Native Americans. These groups of people were very religious and wanted to keep their faith alive. Their leaders in England did not tolerate it so they decide to leave England to a place where can freely express their religion. (U.S History, 2008-2016)

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

This can be shown in Document C, which features excerpts from one of John Ruskin’s novels. “(T)his is what [England] must either do or perish: she must found colonies as fast and as far as she is able, formed of her most energetic and worthiest men;—seizing every piece of fruitful waste ground she can set her foot on, and there teaching these her colonists … that their first aim is to be to advance the power of England by land and by sea” (Ruskin). From this, the reader can understand what European’s primary motives were. This excerpt illuminates the fact that European countries took over the country of Africa to harvest their own profits and succeed economically, and would take down other European countries for their own

In the late 19th century, a desire for expansion and control swept through Europe. Today, we know this as the age of imperialism. Influential powers like Britain and France competed to gain more land and to spread their influence throughout the world. The purpose of imperialism was to gain political power by means of land and wealth. The more power an empire held, the more influence it had on worldly matters. With this power came racial tensions, and a strong sense of nationalism. Britain was the leading power in the race for imperialism, leading many of its citizens to believe that they were above those not of English origin. Growing powers meant new opportunities for the citizens of the growing imperialistic empire. Anna Leonowens, a British

Like in document 3 Raymond Aron says "One of the colonial undertakings was motivated by the quest for capitalist profits", which explains another cause for imperialism. Also in document 4 Cecil Rhodes says "..the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race", he's explaining the idea of spreading power. This idea is still applied to

From the start, there were many beneficial reasons for a European nation to imperialize, and by far, one of the most appealing reasons to imperialize other nations was access to raw materials. By the late 1800s, many European nations were seeing rapid growth in industry and manufacturing, but did not have the resources within their continental borders

The more land a nation had, the more powerful they were considered. This also means that a more powerful nation would always get more land. Nations such as Great Britain and France had more land in Africa (Doc A). This can be directly linked to the amount of power each nation had at the time. In many cases, this land would also be resource-rich land,which therefore not only increased a nation’s wealth and power, but also their national pride, as citizens could bask in their nation’s wealth and strength. National pride was important to colonial nations as the more pride emanated from the country, the more powerful it was perceived as, the more people would immigrate to the

“Imperialism was a cause because building an empire needs manpower such as an army and a navy to conquer and keep the land that they colonised.” Imperialism often brings on nationalism and is accompanied by a strong military.

Imperialism is defined in the dictionary as being a " The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by establishing economic and political hegemony over other nations" (p 681 American Heritage college Dictionary). Usually people associate imperialism as being the domination of a small country by a larger, more powerful country, usually to the advantage of the larger country. At the beginning of the nineteenth century most of the countries in Europe were involved in imperialism. Each country had it's own motives for wanting to gain an empire and some of the reason were Economic, Political, Religious and Exploitation.

The Scramble for Africa in the late 19th and early 20th centuries encouraged many different nations to become involved in colonialism. In this time period, competing European powers carved up the continent of Africa between themselves, due to a variety of political and economic motives. Generally, these powers benefited from these land acquisitions. However, Germany’s neo-imperialist experience was unlike that of the other powers. Within the colony of Namibia, located in South West Africa, the real advantages that Germany received were far outweighed by the disadvantages the German empire faced. Although Germany received elevated political status from occupying colonies, the economic and military efforts that were invested in

The presence of Europe in Africa in the late nineteenth century was one of extreme power. The countries of France, Britain, and Germany had especially large claims to the African continent during this time. The motives of imperialism for these countries greatly define Europe at this time. Insatiable desires for economic markets, power and political struggles, the motivating belief in Social Darwinism, and the European idea of superiority were the driving forces at the European home front in the late nineteenth century. Many of the causes for imperialism in Africa were evident in Joseph Conrad’s turn of the century novel, Heart of Darkness.

Richard Marsh criticizes the practices of the British soldiers in colonial times, performed [in the East] on the Orientals – especially on the female population. Through exploitation, they physically, verbally and mentally abuse and violate people within their own homes. This is explored throughout the characters’ experiences with the beetle in the form of reverse colonization. The invasion of the beetle mirrors British imperialism. Marsh uses a foreign force to pursue the position of the villain, thus it is easy for the audience to loathe the beetle – since the enemy is already targeted as the Oriental. In fact, throughout the text, the characters in the novel don’t even care to ascribe a specific place of origin to the beetle. The important