Social And Economic Changes Due To European Imperialism

Europe expanded its involvement, both through conflict or cooperation, with different regions around the globe impacting countries politically, socially, and economically. India, the Middle East, China, and Africa were the countries that were primarily affected by Imperialism. Socially, countries were forced to change their ways of life, such as types of clothing worn. Economically, countries were mainly used for their raw materials. And politically, the countries lost control over themselves due to the fact that Europeans gained control over the countries. Therefore, the social, economic, and political aspects of life during imperialization underwent many changes, due to European control. First of all, the social aspects of life were changed due to abrupt European control. The life of natives were changing extremely fast, due to modernization. “The sultan and his officials abandoned the following robes and wide turbans of the their predecessors for the formal frock-coat of Europe”(A History of the Arab People). Amongst the Middle East, cultural norms
There was both positive and negative influences from this change made by Europeans. One of the biggest positive economic changes was is India, this was all due to the railway networks, bridges, and paved roads. “There are great numbers of bridges, more than 40,000 miles of railway, and 70,000 miles of paved road… This has greatly added to the agricultural wealth of this country”(The English in India). A negative economic change could be seen in China. As seen in the painting “China--the cake of kingsand… of emperors” There is a hassle to split up China, and with this hassle there is no communication with China. This affects China economically because trading wouldn’t be directly related to them, due to the division of China. In the entirety of the economic standpoint there is both positive and negative impacts from European