Dbq Imperialism Analysis

Industrialization added to nationalism created imperialism. Imperialism is a seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country. Europe had motivations, including social and economic opportunities to push them into helping others. Government, life expectancy, and infrastructure were a few of the things introduced from Europe that in the end help create a new world. Whether it was political, economic, or social, stronger countries intervened to colonize weaker countries and help them prosper. The British stepped into colonizing India, Africa, and China, they even influence Japan to take matters into their own hands. As a result of these changes, modernization became popular and set up a new world. Imperialism in the 19th and 20th century had a positive impact on the global community. In a functioning government, stability is a key factor. Without it, the role

With countries like Africa and India, which were rich in resources, the British wanted to help these countries grow and sell their goods in the markets. In India, the British industrialized the country. The creation of communication developed, “innumerable bridges, over 40,000 miles of railway, and 7,000 miles of metalled roads”(document 5) were created. India also produced raw materials and exported cash crops. Others say the building of railways and bridges were for British use and the raw materials were for English benefit; however, document 1 shows the English exports to India; the numbers are high, this shows these products are not just for English use. In Japan, the Japanese opened trade with the Europeans as well as industrialized. In China, trading ports were opened in Britain and the “Treaty of Nanjing” was created (powerpoint). Finally, Africa industrialized and was introduced to infrastructure, they as well started exporting to the British. With the newly expanded market, all countries traded which benefited the economy as well as the