Positive And Negative Effects Of Colonialism

Although the colonial period, portrayed a time in which a variety of people were severely abused and many conflicts were provoked, there were also many positive sides towards the American colonization. This positive side promoted societal growth and increased numerous countries` wealth dramatically. For example, the English found an outlet to employ many of their low class peasants in their Chesapeake colonization, and also found a way to produce large amounts of rice, tobacco, and many more exports. In addition to obtaining expensive goods and recourses, American colonization gave European empires the opportunity to expand their rule across oceans. However, In some situations this reaped negative results, such as the British attempt to excessively control their colonies by unconstitutionally issuing new taxes. One can even go as far to say that American colonization led to the separation of the British empire. Thus, there were both positive and negative aspects towards American colonization, but if all the senseless deaths were worth the society we have today, will be a question debated for many

Imagine a civilized society with flourishing trade and growing nationalism. This is an example of colonization in the age of imperialism. Throughout the age of imperialism, there were several positive and negative effects on those who were imperialized. Several positives introduced were modernization and peace through politics. Negatives included wars and devastated countries that might have been prevented if imperialism had not occurred but, the positives outweighed the negatives. Overall, it seems that there were more positives effects of imperialism in global history.

Imperialism had brought many changes that negatively impacted territories colonized in Asia and Africa. When the European powers had gained control over territories they forced the natives to reject their own cultures and values to learn the European’s  “civilized” ways (Document 2). This was due to the belief of Social Darwinism which made Europeans believe that due to their race they were more superior and more civilized (Notes). Thus, many European powers believed that it was their duty to civilize the territories that they viewed as underdeveloped and uncivilized, which was essentially

Colonialism is the reason the world is how it’s today geographically, culturally, socially and in many other aspects. The economic systems such as capitalism was derived from the earliest period of colonialism, with the Spanish imposing taxes on the Indians and the cheap labor the Indians provided. However, the beginning of colonization in the Americas confine with a deadly period of slavery and the termination of Indian populations. For example, the introduction of diseases such as smallpox which cause the death of millions of Native Americans. It was the largest smallpox epidemic, it spread across most of the continent of North America. Thus, with colonization, regardless from which nation or empires was coming from, diseases were introduced to populations with

Throughout history, we see various forms of colonialism that have happened in the world. Multiple groups of people were affected by this act of colonizing. An example of the groups that were affected would include the Cherokees and the Mayans. Both of these groups of people experienced colonialism in similar ways, either by adaptation or resistance nevertheless they still had their differences.

Colonization can be dated back to 1492 with the Spanish venture led by Columbus. Colonialism is defined as “The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically” (Oxford Dictionary).This expedition spread European influence worldwide, in places such as China, Lebanon, India, and Antigua. European influence is still prevalent today through the crossing of racial lines and shifting of cultures towards a more ‘civilized’ way of living. Colonialism is still prevalent today, in the form of postcolonialism. Postcolonialism can be defined as America’s benefaction to nations worldwide that include dynamic influences in things such as: government, culture, education and economy. One of the concepts erected from colonialism is globalization. Since globalization is a direct effect of colonialism, it is no surprise that globalization influences the same categories as postcolonialism (government, culture, education and economy), making the two concepts almost synonymous— with minimal differences. Globalization is defined as the integration of economics and communications of nations through increased contact by technology. Globalization dominates the economic and social side of the field while postcolonialism dwells in the cultural and educational aspects. This European ‘gift’ has contributed to global conflicts,

Colonialism has affected many cultures throughout history. From people attempting to settle and “tame” Africa all the way to countries today trying to expand their way of life, colonialism has been around as long as there have been borders. The time period of colonialism most well-known to Americans began with the landing of the Mayflower in 1620. This moment in history brought together the cultures of Europe and the cultures of Native Americans. This lead to some very interesting interactions between two very different groups of people. Even within the many groups of Europeans and Native Americans, there were smaller groups which interacted differently than the others. Colonialism in early America existed

Colonization, essentially, the act of coming in and taking over an area. Many things can cause a country to colonize another. Such as the discovery of a new country or making a new trade route. Establishing a colony in another country can make a country more powerful. While colonization may help the country that is coming in, it can hurt the natives. The colonists could bring new diseases that the natives are unable to defend against. Unintentionally, of course. Since the colonists usually used brute force to conquer a land to colonize, it would create conflict with the natives. Colonization also led to deforestation and the overgrazing of lands. It also caused problems with the motherland. Being separated from the motherland for so long gave

The idea of Imperialism has been in use since people had the forces and means of travel to instill their colony. The need to make colonies is driven by an expanding population and a want of foreign resources and land to expand the empire, like in Britain in the 1600’s when they colonized North America for the land ,wood and later their tobacco. In most cases the colony is mistreated by the controlling country and the colony tries to rebel or stop the bad treatment, this usually leads to war or just blatant massacres in the colonies. Although some colonies would prosper and have some optimism towards the controlling country and cooperate and expand and better their country. The responses of the native people to European colonist were mostly negative due to the harsh treatment and disregard of them and

The source I, showed the age of colonization in the nineteenth century when it was the turning point of the world. There were advanced societies, and industrialization spread all over beyond the borders. There were also cultural and knowledge exchanges as they developed their living standards for all the people. “The age of imperialism during the 19th century made a critical turning point in the history of the world.” It created a positive impact in many colonies globally. The global resources were later put to use as people had acquired new means of mining and using the resources that were available. For example, African countries were known to have a vast number of available resources that would lead to wealth such as gold and other goods and services. The cultural diversity of the European spread to other parts of the world including the architectural activities which spread to other colonies. However, there are negative impacts of historical globalization such as poverty and oppression among the people who were colonized.

From the time you are young and learning about the 13 original colonies, you are exposed to Imperialism. Imperialism being a “mother country” who takes over another (or several) different, less powerful nations to collect more income, obtain more resources and spread their culture. About 300 years ago India was desirable because of their rich land for crops and the large population of people to work. India was so irresistible to the British that their rule over them lasted about 200 years, although they helped create a uniform government, develop a modern infrastructure and founded universities, it resulted in great damage to the Indians. Including, no control over their own government, destruction of beautiful, healthy land and millions of deaths.

Most of the world’s civilized societies today were established through colonialism. It was brought about through greed, necessity for expansion, and discovery. It has left its mark in various ways by the languages we speak, cultural influence, not to mention the lines on the map. Although it has shaped much of history, colonialism is an unequal exploitation of settlements or countries that has left a lot of problems in its wake.

If prompted with the question what is colonization and or how did Europe and America colonize different countries and peoples the answer might be as simple as: it was the process of taking land from other countries and pushing to change the peoples of those countries towards western ways. This answer is to simple, a lot of people do not know the motives behind colonizing another country. Even though the motives behind colonizing another country depend on the time and location of the colonizing, Europe and America have always set above every other country around the world. They title themselves as being superior to all others. Thus, a lot of countries bought into the western ways and believe Westerners to be “demigod”. In Michael Adas essay, Contested Hegemony: The Great War and the Afro-Asian Assault on the Civilizing-Mission, even though the focus is on the ups and downs of colonization in Asia and Africa. The essay looks at the motives behind colonizing these peoples, why some bought into the idea and how World War One changed everything for Europe, Asia and Africa in terms of colonization.

In Robert J. C. Young’s book, Postcolonialism, A Very Short Introduction, he explains “Postcolonialism claims the right of all people on this earth to the same material and cultural well-being. The reality, though, is that the world today is a world of inequality, and much of the difference fails across the broad division between people of the west and those of the non-west” (2). This sentence sums up the separation of civilizations in various parts of the world due to the consequences of colonialism by European imperialists. There are extreme, long lasting effects that affect many inhabitants of the world today, whether it be poverty or racism. The aftermath of the colonial periods can still, unfortunately, be seen today.

Colonialism, which was a major cause of the north-south gap that occurred in the period following the Second World War, is the takeover by a nation of foreign territories; making them part of it to aid its own economical, social and political structures. The mother countries succeed in doing that by using the colony’s natural resources, money savings, and their lands, which leads the colony to rely on the mother country and therefore, leaving the country underdeveloped. Hence, the world wide scramble for colonies, particularly in the late 19th – early 20th century, had a tremendous negative effect on the economic, social, and political structures of indigenous, non-industrialized peoples.