Pros And Cons Of Imperialism

Between the 1870s and the 1920s, imperialism increased because of economic, social, and political forces. Economically, many groups were interested in colonizing other countries because of their natural resources. Socially, they wanted to make themselves the highest and they wanted to look the best. Politically, they wanted to make more income and be the richest country. Two groups in particular were the most interested in imperialism.

America started to imperialize Latin America and small islands surrounding or near the US. American expansionism, imperialism, was not justified.

Imperialism was a controversial idea that a nation can extend its power outward through means of diplomatic or military force. This often results in a shift of power from one major force currently in control to another. The people of that nation under control conflict may also experience wars, rebellions, or cultural destruction. Looking at some of these events, we see some positives and negatives of imperialistic action taken by the United States, and how it affected the nations imperialized by the United States. For starters, let’s look at Hawaii’s annexation.

The American Age of Imperialism was the time period that took place after the Gilded and Progressive Eras, as they emerged as a great power with new economic opportunities that resulted from those times. In the early 1900s, American Westward expansion had ended as the frontier was considered closed. However, Americans wanted more so they looked elsewhere for land. This is when they entered into imperialism when a country expands its policy through diplomatic or military means. To America, this meant taking control of small islands to the south considered inferior, expanding trade into Asia, and justifying with the belief racist supremacy belief that America is “saving” them.

Once said by William Cobbett, “It is by attempting to reach the top at a single leap that so much misery is caused in the world.” This quote states that with too much ambition come consequences. In order to be successful, one does not have to make abrupt choices that one believes will result in success. Instead, one should take small steps with caution in order to ensure the reaching of a goal. American imperialism is done with great ambition that can at times result in disaster, just as the quote states.

And lastly the desire for a new frontier to settle in order to maintain America’s identity and prosperity. All three of the examples: economically, politically/military, and culturally can simply explain why and how America became an imperialist nation in the late

American imperialism is economically, socially, and politically damaging to countries, as well as costly for America. Furthermore, it infringes upon national sovereignty and the right to self-governance. Historical cases have shown the detrimental repercussions America has repeatedly caused. The few cases of success should not undermine the calamitous effects American neo-imperialism has caused. The United States should cede its colonies and stop intervening in the affairs of other nations.

Joel J Huerta Mr. Pineda AP US History 23 January 2023 Post Civil War, the United States went under two major insurgence most known as the Agricultural and Industrial revolutions. These new cultivated goods and transformative machinery formulated from both revolutions would bring America to new heights and attract the likes of people all over the world. However, due to these new high technological advancements, over production became a vast issue leading America to turn to policies of imperialism in order to prevent an economic downturn. Imperialism was the policy of extending power over a nation by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over political or economic life.

Imperialism means that one country controls all political, economic, or cultural life in another country or region. Europe successfully did this in the Americas and established colonies in South Asia, Africa, and China. Although this would seem like a substantial amount of power, Europe did not gain much influence until later on. Once Europe recognized their own growing control, they embarked on what is now called the “New Imperialism”. Many components played into this seemingly rapid success, but one significant reason was that of the

Imperialism has been the strongest force this past century; Enslaving natives, while obliterating civilizations. Imperialism is when a country or civilization swallows another country for its land, labor, and raw materials with influence or military force. Imperialism was both, good and bad. Imperialism was a good thing because it expanded existing civilizations, and allowed people to be more civilized under a large military force. Imperialism was a bad thing because people in charge would become too power hungry and try to gain more of everything disregarding the people who are suppose to be civilized.

What is imperialism? Imperialism is an approach to expand a nation’s power and their influences over other lands. Empires would look for expansion in their rule over other countries like Africa, Asia, and the Middle East starting in the 1870s and continued until 1914. But, was Imperialism beneficial for developing nations? Imperialism benefited developing nations from the positive aspects of technological advancements, economic gain, and political power.

Imperialism is a practice that happened in the past and continues to happen today. Its practices have left scars on the people directly involved and has changed the progression of the world, and not always for the

Imperialism is the act of creating an empire, through extending a country’s power by force, often military, or forming international relations. In many cases the imperializer country reaps financial benefits and extracts resources and raw materials from the country that is colonized, leaving the natives with little to no resources or the ability to advance and develop. When, one country enters another and takes over, it silences the people living there, forcing their voices and their opinions, on how their country should be governed, to be silenced. In many cases this lack of listening to the people’s needs, by the colonizing country’s leaders, has disastrous results: destroyed economies, lives lost, and broken alliances, like the relationship between the British and the Chinese from early 1700s until around 1912.

The United States of America joined the rest of the world in imperializing non-industrialized countries for economic and political reasons. Europe holds the first imperial nations, of places such as Great Britain, Spain and France, which were motivated by money and power. Imperial nations conquered new lands to boost their national pride and gain economic power. The United States of America displayed a manner of control similar to the European means of imperialism, while not as strict, they still held the same economic motivations and displayed strong control on the Pacific islands through the Platt Amendment. Although the US carried out a lesser form of imperialism, they also contradicted imperial ideology by allowing the Philippines to be able to break away and become independent, something the European countries would greatly resent.

In the post-war era, the qualitative and quantitative intensification of economic activity has resulted in the rise of extraordinarily capital nimble multi-national corporations (MNCs) with the capacity to expand into all corners of the globe. Moreover, this intensification of capital flows into and between countries has also raised many concerns, one of which is the fear that foreign direct investment, a way for MNCs to move their capital into what is often less economically developed poor countries, is actually a new form of imperialism aimed to exploit the domestic economies of these host-countries while offering little benefits in return. However, I believe that foreign direct investment (FDI) is not a form of imperialism because, if properly