Imperialism
Imperialism Position Paper
The perspective presented in the source is presented as a positive view on the Age of Imperialism. The source states that many countries benefitted greatly from “the Age of Imperialism,” which is when a country creates domination over another country’s economic, political, and cultural institutions. The Age of Imperialism contributed to globalization significantly. It helped the globalization in a way that benefitted wealthier countries and took advantage of poorer countries. The source also informs us that the Europeans helped civilize the world tremendously. Civilizing is the process of bringing people to a stage of social, cultural, and moral development that is considered to be more advanced. The source explains that without this period of time, a whole lot of things would be very different. It also expresses that literature was greatly increased because of the Age of European Expansionism. The age of Imperialism was driven by trade because of the colonies set up abroad after a European power revealed their superiority over a country it was imperializing. Because of this, cheap materials were sent back to the European country. Aside to the benefits from the Age of Imperialism, there were several negative impacts because of imperialism. During the Age of Imperialism, powerful European countries took advantage of the undeveloped countries and built colonies. After setting up the colony, they benefitted from the local workers because of cheap labour. Religion was greatly affected by imperialism because the religion of the European superpowers were so dominant. Adding to the negatives is that the Age of Imperialism caused a lot of conflict. Imperialism helped colonies be viewed as a source of cheap raw materials. Imperialism directly aided to the term of mercantilism which is the policy of strictly controlling trade. But as mercantilism declined, another idea inclined. The idea to have the government control the economy and advocate
The perspective presented in the source is presented as a positive view on the Age of Imperialism. The source states that many countries benefitted greatly from “the Age of Imperialism,” which is when a country creates domination over another country’s economic, political, and cultural institutions. The Age of Imperialism contributed to globalization significantly. It helped the globalization in a way that benefitted wealthier countries and took advantage of poorer countries. The source also informs us that the Europeans helped civilize the world tremendously. Civilizing is the process of bringing people to a stage of social, cultural, and moral development that is considered to be more advanced. The source explains that without this period of time, a whole lot of things would be very different. It also expresses that literature was greatly increased because of the Age of European Expansionism. The age of Imperialism was driven by trade because of the colonies set up abroad after a European power revealed their superiority over a country it was imperializing. Because of this, cheap materials were sent back to the European country. Aside to the benefits from the Age of Imperialism, there were several negative impacts because of imperialism. During the Age of Imperialism, powerful European countries took advantage of the undeveloped countries and built colonies. After setting up the colony, they benefitted from the local workers because of cheap labour. Religion was greatly affected by imperialism because the religion of the European superpowers were so dominant. Adding to the negatives is that the Age of Imperialism caused a lot of conflict. Imperialism helped colonies be viewed as a source of cheap raw materials. Imperialism directly aided to the term of mercantilism which is the policy of strictly controlling trade. But as mercantilism declined, another idea inclined. The idea to have the government control the economy and advocate