Imperialism In The Early 20th Century

Imperialism and colonialism has impacted the world throughput history. Most think of the 19th century when referring to them. Colonialism and imperialism carried on and continued into the 20th century. These two philosophy had impacts on the world and many outcomes of the 20th century.
One example of imperialism is Panama and the Panama Canal. President Roosevelt wanted the canal to go through Central America, but he knew Columbia and Nicaragua would not negotiate with the United States (The Rise of U.S. Imperialism in the early 20th Century, n.d.). In November of 1903 the United States backed a revolution started by wealthy land owners, by the 6th day of November the country of Panama was created. Twelve days after the creation of Panama, President Roosevelt got permission to build a canal in Central America.
In 1910, eight years after the Boer Wars in South Africa, the British created the Union of South Africa (Duiker and Spielvolgel, 2014). The new union created a representative government, but it only applied to the colonists not the native Africans. The indigenous population were still subject the crown and not independent like the Europeans in
Although the French officially began colonizing Vietnam in 1874, it was the early 20th century when the native population began to feel a nationalist attitude (Vietnam history, n.d.). The nationalist feeling began in 1907 and by 1908 the French had put a stop to it. It would continue on through the 20th century and after WWII pick up communist influence along with non-communist ideals. The Vietnamese rose up against the colonial French and the French-Indochina War started from 1945-1954. Russia and China aided the Vietnamese, prompting America to think there might be a communist takeover. In 1954 the French surrendered and Vietnam was divided between the communist north and non-communist south. This eventually led to the Vietnam