Age Of Imperialism
Agree or Disagree: The Age of Imperialism Improved the Human Condition
Imperialism is the policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. This policy was practiced by the Western Europeans throughout the 18th and 19th century. When they were colonizing what they classified as weaker nations, the colonizer and the colonized viewed the experience of imperialism in very different ways. The conquered nations of Africa, India, Middle East, and Indochina experienced the takeover by the Europeans but the effect of this was on the negative side. Based on the colonized countries, the Age of Imperialism did not improve the human condition.
During the 1700s, the Agricultural Revolution took place in England. …show more content…
As an aftermath, the landowners dramatically improved farming methods by creating inventions that made farming more efficient. These innovations forced the start to an agricultural revolution. However, as inventions started to increase, it affected workers. Many workers had lost their jobs and had to move to the city to become factory workers. Urbanization occurred making the cities boom up with factories, new transportation methods, and the population shifted from rural areas to urban. This was the start of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution had made its mark on Western Europe between the late 18th and 19th century. It had started in England and it signified the shift from making goods by hand to making them by machine. England had all the right conditions for the Industrial Revolution to occur. It had a large population of workers, extensive amount of natural resources, an expanding economy, and political stability. However, abundant raw materials were needed in order to sustain an industrialized economy because raw materials like cotton could be transformed into products like textiles. This influenced the search for raw materials in other nations. Nationalism also played …show more content…
Great Britain did not allow any other European powers to control Egypt, which made them the only power because it was “accordance with British interests” (Cromer). When Egypt desperately needed foreign occupation, the French and Italian cooperation couldn’t be secured so the British immediately took it as opportunity to improve their power. In accordance to British interests meant that they didn’t acknowledge the needs of the colonized people, yet only recognized the greed to fulfill their own selfish desires.The attitude towards the colonization of Egypt by the British indicates that “[they didn’t] really want the damned place but if [the British] didn't, someone else will grab it and the whole balance of power will mucked up” (Cromer). This is an example of political imperialism because British wanted to colonize Egypt because it wanted to maintain it’s power if it controlled a country that no one else had power over. This implied that Britain did not want to colonize Egypt to help the nation and it’s people, but only to better it’s political position, showing that they are self indulgent and greedy. Because of the selfishness of European powers, it caused the colonized countries to
Imperialism is the policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. This policy was practiced by the Western Europeans throughout the 18th and 19th century. When they were colonizing what they classified as weaker nations, the colonizer and the colonized viewed the experience of imperialism in very different ways. The conquered nations of Africa, India, Middle East, and Indochina experienced the takeover by the Europeans but the effect of this was on the negative side. Based on the colonized countries, the Age of Imperialism did not improve the human condition.
During the 1700s, the Agricultural Revolution took place in England. …show more content…
As an aftermath, the landowners dramatically improved farming methods by creating inventions that made farming more efficient. These innovations forced the start to an agricultural revolution. However, as inventions started to increase, it affected workers. Many workers had lost their jobs and had to move to the city to become factory workers. Urbanization occurred making the cities boom up with factories, new transportation methods, and the population shifted from rural areas to urban. This was the start of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution had made its mark on Western Europe between the late 18th and 19th century. It had started in England and it signified the shift from making goods by hand to making them by machine. England had all the right conditions for the Industrial Revolution to occur. It had a large population of workers, extensive amount of natural resources, an expanding economy, and political stability. However, abundant raw materials were needed in order to sustain an industrialized economy because raw materials like cotton could be transformed into products like textiles. This influenced the search for raw materials in other nations. Nationalism also played …show more content…
Great Britain did not allow any other European powers to control Egypt, which made them the only power because it was “accordance with British interests” (Cromer). When Egypt desperately needed foreign occupation, the French and Italian cooperation couldn’t be secured so the British immediately took it as opportunity to improve their power. In accordance to British interests meant that they didn’t acknowledge the needs of the colonized people, yet only recognized the greed to fulfill their own selfish desires.The attitude towards the colonization of Egypt by the British indicates that “[they didn’t] really want the damned place but if [the British] didn't, someone else will grab it and the whole balance of power will mucked up” (Cromer). This is an example of political imperialism because British wanted to colonize Egypt because it wanted to maintain it’s power if it controlled a country that no one else had power over. This implied that Britain did not want to colonize Egypt to help the nation and it’s people, but only to better it’s political position, showing that they are self indulgent and greedy. Because of the selfishness of European powers, it caused the colonized countries to