Analyze The Economic And Social Effects Of European Imperialism

Imperialism is defined as the domination by one country of the political, economic, and cultural life of another nation or region. European imperialism increased dramatically between 1870 and 1920. This was in effect to the economic, political and social forces at play; such as the Industrial Revolution. With the advances in technology, European nations were able to dominate several parts of the world. The new imperialism that started in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was affected by, the need for new markets and trading, the growing powers of governments, and new social forces such as racism and the ideas of Social Darwinism. Economic forces played a major role in the new imperialism. Many people hoped for new markets in order to expand their businesses. In Parker T. Moon’s excerpt, he explains how cotton and iron makers wanted to expand their market of consumers in which they could sell their manufactured goods. They sought raw materials as well to keep
The map of imperialism in Africa in 1914 clearly illustrates how different European countries dominated parts of Africa. For example, the British took over the majority of African nations such as Egypt, Sudan, Rhodesia, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya and Bechuanaland. The French possesed Algeria, French West Africa, French Equatorial Africa, Madagascar, French Somaliland and Togo. This showed the growth of European governments throughout all of Africa. France was a developed nation with several advanced weaponry. When they went to Indochina Phan Thanh Gian, governor of a Vietnamese state, wrote a letter to his administrators stating that the French government was extremely powerful. They had powerful weapons, warships and gun cannons. Indochina was to weak to fight back and resist them. The less-developed areas of the world were at a huge disadvantage due to Europe’s advanced