Essay on The Effects of Imperialism

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.

Imperialism was a time period in which more developed nations colonized less developed nations. The developed nations took advantage of the less developed nations resources, people, lands, and much more. Many countries lost their freedom and independence due to imperialism, however, they also received new technologies and innovations.

Josiah Strong, a reverend and famous Protestant clergyman, wrote in his book, Our Country, about why the United States should support imperialism. He himself is American, but where exactly in America is unknown. It is important that this established, as it makes it easier to understand his motivations for promoting what he thinks are best interests for America. The exact date of this publication is not given, but further research states it is from 1885. At around 1885 was a period of time where imperialism was a concept which was spreading quickly to many large countries, and there were many who supported it in the United States. His book, given the quote, appears to embrace American imperialism for spreading the ideals of the United

Imperialism was one of the four contributing factors to the cause of World War One, along with secret alliances, militarism, and nationalism.  It is the most important cause of WW1, because it created a build-up of tension in Europe and outside of Europe, and through imperialism, the three other causes were able to affect the beginnings of the war. Imperialism is defined as the governing of one people by another country, which was a recurring dilemma prior to WW1 due to the industrialist movement. Although not all events that fall into the imperialistic category were about controlling another country, they contributed to the war, and imperialistic events were the foundation of the cause of WW1.

Imperialism is when one country that has a lot of strength and takes over another country that is weak. The British only had control on India for 89 years. How was India affected by the imperialism of the British. Before India got taken over by the British they had a perfect government, had good wealth and ate plenty of food. I guess not enough.

From the 1870s to the 1910s began an era of countries extending their power to other lands. The US participated in such activity and gained influence in countries such as China and Japan. The US motives for imperialism included economic interests, military needs, and ideology. Throughout this time period the US spread their ideas about human life and culture to the less developed countries.

As the world moved on from the nineteenth century and into the twentieth, it became clear that there were several countries rising far above the others, and therefore controlling global affairs. These global giants consisted of the United States and the European great powers. These countries were able to control global affairs because of their expanding scientific and technological knowledge, ideas of nationalism, and practice of imperialism. However, these factors came with side effects, such as radical political movements and a mounting tension among the countries. Early twentieth century, the United States and each of the European great powers became the first countries to hit the scientific and industrial revolutions, giving them significant leads over the rest of the world.

Imperialism, sometimes referred to as expansionism, or colonialism, has had many outcomes for the country being taken over, the nation invading, and how its effects still influence our world today. As Imperialism in short is a nation invading another for many reasons such as power, influence, goods, and many more! Everything it did, and worked for was to be in benefit, to their ruling nation. This reason could be and seems to be the main reason the Thirteen Colonies became resentful of Britain. As the colonies blamed Britain for everything that happened, and unfortunately everything that didn’t happen. They were unhappy with the life they were being forced to live in, and as a result revolted. Not everything was bad in these countries, as the more developed nation that take over brings about with it a wave of progression. The progression movement was amazing in a sense even although the mother nation did exploit these countries, the most damaging consequence of being an imperial colony, that is still affecting us today, is that it brought Racism with it.

American Imperialism has been a part of United States history ever since the American Revolution. Imperialism is the practice by which large, powerful nations seek to expand and maintain control or influence on a weaker nation. Throughout the years, America has had a tendency to take over other people's land. America had its first taste of Imperialistic nature back when Columbus came to America almost five hundred years ago. He fought the inhabitants with no respect for their former way of life, took their land, and proceeded to enslave many of these Native Americans. The impact of the 1820's and 1830's on American Imperialism is undeniable. Although the military power was not fully there during this time period, their ideals and foreign

Imperialism has played a large role in U.S history and other countries. Factors that can be changed through imperialism are global power and trade investment in other countries. Imperialism is a natural way of expanding and is beneficial to the U.S. Although imperialism has caused wars, there are many positive results, such as annexation and involvement in other countries, better trade, and the rise of the U.S as a global power. Therefore people believe imperialism is necessary to make the U.S stronger.

Drinking was very common among the early European colonist. Alcohol served different purpose in their everyday lives. Alcohol used as a substitute of drinking water because water was contaminated also alcohol used for medical purposes to overcome fatigue, soothing indigestion and pain. People started to drink more when the hard liquors became more available and local brewing had increased. Between 1800 and 1830, the annual per capita alcohol consumption in the United States was estimated to be between 5 and 9.5 gallons, compared with 2.6 in 1978.[American journal ] Furthermore, the kind of alcohol use that was usually reported was far more socially harmful than is usual today. Indeed, alcohol provided an uncontrolled opportunity or unacceptable behavior. No doubt, self-selection of

Source: “European rule has been what we call, ‘the knife of sugar’.That is to say, living under their control is all smooth and sweet, but it is still a knife, We have benefited in some ways by their presence, but in others ways we have suffered.”-Unknown

The years after the Civil War were the years of great economic expansion in the history of United States. With the increase in production by industries, the demand for resources increased rapidly and because the land under the control of the United States could not fulfill this demand, the only option was to expand the territorial area. In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia and in the same year, it annexed Midway Islands. Until 1890s, the expansion was restricted to west and did not go further the nation’s boundaries. But the decade of 1890s, the period between 1893 and1903 was a turning point in the history of United States, marked with the expansion of America for the first time outside its main land. Even though policy

Imperialism, the desire to expand empires overseas through colonization, began as early as the 1400’s. European’s began what is known as the “voyages of discovery”. These expeditions allowed them to take advantage of trade networks across Africa and Asia. The Europeans used their desire to spread Christianity, opportunity for profits, and expansion of their empires, as reasons for colonizing other regions. Imperialism often led to the devastation of the native cultures through humiliation, slavery, torture, and depopulation through killing and disease. The imperialistic view of westerners, being superior to other cultures, carried on through centuries (Pavlac, pp. 189-190).

     In one of his most famous poems, Rudyard Kipling said, "Take up the white man's burden!" (146). He was only one of many who believed in the virtues of imperialism in the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. During that period, imperialism was on the rise, and Africa was being swallowed up by competing European nations. The imperialists had many arguments supporting imperialism. They said it was beneficial and, in some cases, essential. Their arguments did not satisfy everyone, but that did not bother them. The justifications ranged from economics to social services, while touching on everything else in between (Hayes 222-3).