How Did American Imperialism Began In The Early 18th Century

Beginning in the early eighteenth century and continuing into the nineteenth century, Europe and America experienced a need for expansion through imperialization. These growing empires sought to colonize foreign, unindustrialized countries in Africa or Asia, and sometimes affected the countries modernization. For example, Japan accepted the ideas of imperialism, which affected its government and economy. In order for Japan to accept and understand imperialism, Japan had to encounter the United States which called for violent attacks. Ultimately, the Japanese accepted the West and decided to copy the West’s imperial tactics in order to modernize and defend itself from its enemies. In 1871, the new Japanese leaders abolished the feudal aristocratic