Reasons For Joining The Imperialist Club

First of all, history is survival of the fittest. Basically history of mankind is of stronger people subduing weaker people.  We must annex territory otherwise it is in jeopardy of Spanish colonial rule. If we do not annex foreign land someone else will. Cuba is our neighbor.  It is a stone’s throw away from the State of Florida.  Is it right to ignore the plight of the people of Cuba?  They have been fighting for their freedom and independence almost continuously since 1878.  The Spanish Empire has committed many unspeakable acts on this island since the fighting began.  The Spanish Empire is mistreating our neighbors in Cuba.  It is well within our Monroe Doctrine tradition to ask that Spain give up the control of Cuba

Since there were many nations involved, there were many attributes that led up to imperialism. Firstly, the Europeans wanted economic expansion. Since the industrial revolution had taken place, the Europeans were in need of more natural resources. They also wanted new markets for the sake of selling industrial products. To achieve this they had to look for more places outside of Europe and colonize it.

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)

Europeans sought out lands that provided new sources of raw materials, cheap labor, markets, areas of investment, and military boosters. As European nations became competitive with one another, there was an increased pressure to practice Imperialism to maintain power. New Imperialism was motivated greatly by the Industrial Revolution and its advancements, and efficiency of manufacturing and supplying products. European nations also focused on opening trade routes that would give them places to sell their goods. Also significant was the Europeans desire to Christianize and “civilize” other nations through missionary work and the enforcement of European cultures and beliefs. The new Imperialism brought on social changes as well. Many people urged the taking up of the “White Man’s Burden”, bringing the European version of civilization to the rest of the world, regardless whether they wanted it or not.

Was it nationalism, industrialization, militarism, or racism? The American and the Europeans were imperialistic because of many reasons. One of the main reasons they were imperialistic was due to money. Both the European and Americans were industrialized, therefore if their nation did not have a raw material they had to go wherever the raw material is located.

As for the piety, a strong sense of duty and the missionary ideal of doing good for others motivated expansionism. And for politics, the public outcry for support of things like the Cuban rebels against Spain,

Both purposes for each of the colonist had one goal to gain freedom of religion from the

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

In comparison with previous western expansion, was imperialism justifiably correct? There are reasons for it to be considered both a moral and immoral thing to do. As America entered the age of imperialist expansion, certain groups were highly opposed to the policy, especially members of the American Anti-Imperialist League. In their platform, imperialism is shown to go against traditional American values, betraying certain major documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution for its violation of individuals’ freedoms ( specifically people living in the territories acquired by the U.S.). Problems were also being presented by this form of expansion, as determined in the Supreme Court Case of Downes v. Bidwell, which identified that granting citizenship to inhabitants of territories outside the continental U.S. was much more difficult than doing so for those within the borders. However bad it may have seemed, there was still some support for an imperialist policy. Theodore Roosevelt supported it, stating that it wasn’t a result of a hunger for land and resources, but a desire to help less fortunate peoples and bring stability and prosperity to their societies. Others also viewed

When the historians wanted to support or evaluate, they more likely look for primary source in order to find the exact evident for their support. Previously we had two historians N.Painter and K.Hoganson. Painter focuses on economic explanation and Hoganson on cultural explanation in order to explain imperialist support for annexation. There are four primary source which were written by prominent advocates of American imperialism. In my opinion by reading this all four primary source I found that almost all primary source supports both historians because almost all primary source mentions the economical and culture explanation on imperialist support for annexation.

As nations grew in Europe, the greed of the U.S. amplified and soon led to the unjust expansion of the nation. Many chose to justify this action by political, religious, or economic means. All of which, political justification seemed to be the most popular. Even though many politicians would rightly support the nation imperialising, senators and platforms alike openly disapproved of the method.

The principle justification offered by the Europeans for their colonization of Asia & Africa was the moral and technological superiority of the western world. As the Europeans saw it, the spread of the European way of life would substantially increase living standards for the colonized. While economic reasons were obviously the primary impetus for colonial expansion, the Europeans believed that they were not only improving the natives’ conditions, but they were saving their mortal souls by bringing Christianity to them. Over time, the technologically advanced way of life came to be associated with Europe, and with Europeans. This is the cause of the racist and social Darwinist undertones in the documents.

In so many ways, "the political motive was inevitable, as it was almost impossible to follow an economic agenda without substantial or total control". However, religious imperialism required additional motivation. It was possible

needed on the European home front. Imperialism provided a way in which unemployed laborers could obtain jobs and/or riches. Not all motives for imperialism were greedy and self-motivating however. The earnest desire of some to help civilize and Christianize natives was the utmost reason for imperialism.