Imperialism DBQ

Imperialism DBQ The rise of industrialization and nationalism pushed European and American nations to explore the uncharted regions of Africa, East, Asia, and Southeast Asia in mid-1800s. The result was a significant change in the social, political, and economic structures not only of the colonized nations, but also those of the colonizing nations. The progressive nations bring to the people of those garden spots the foodstuffs and manufactures they need. [Progressive nations] develop the territory by building roads, canals, railways, and telegraphs. They can establish schools and newspaper for the colonies [and] give these people the benefit of other blessings of civilization, which they have not the means of creating them (Document 1). Every improvement of methods of production, every concentration of ownership and control, seems to accentuate the tendency. As
The makers of cotton and iron goods have been very much interested in imperialism. Banks make loans to colonies and backward countries for building railways and steamship lines. They also make loans to colonial plantation owners, importers, and exporters. Military and naval leaders believe strongly in extending the white man’s rule over the ‘inferior races,’ to this company may be added another element, the missionary. Missionaries went forth to preach a kingdom beyond this world (Document 2). For an example, there was a lot of extent of colonialism. The largest in area in square miles is France with 212,600; the smallest is Belgium with 11,800. The largest in population is Germany with 67,500,00, the smallest Belgium with 8,300,000. The largest in area of colonies is Great Britain with 13,100,000; the smallest Netherlands 790,000. The largest in population of colonies is Great Britain with 470,000,000; the smallest is Belgium with 13,000,000 and Germany with 13,000,000 (Document