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Imperialism did not improve the lives of the colonized people because of westernization that changed the culture, modernization which damaged the economy, and social Darwinism that forced westerner ideas. Social Darwinism did not improve the lives of the colonized people because it made them abandon their beliefs and, imperialism wasn 't good for the colonized people because the idea didn 't come from the country it was forced in the country.The reason why Social Darwinism did not improve the colonized people is because none of the colonized people didn 't really have rights. Social Darwinism is when the imperialist use “the survival of the fittest” as an excuse invades and change other countries. The other countries made many unfair changes without the consent of the people. When the other country went to take over the colonized government they demoted the current government officials in order to make new laws that benefited them. As the British imperialized the country of Nigeria, they also wiped out a lot of Nigerian tradition. For an example, a lot of traditional Nigerian authority figures were replaced. Along with this many Nigerian homes were transferred …show more content…

Modernization is the idea of improving or updating an area. The theory of modernization did not improve the colonized people. The Koreans were overruled and overpowered by Japanese. When japan took over. This affected the men they were forced to leave their village. They changed the way that the Koreans thoughts and their beliefs of god. The Japanese made the Koreans farm and do their jobs differently from what they were used to. It was hard for the Koreans to adapt to this change. This proves that imperialism hurt the colonized people because they were dictated on what they can do. The Koreans were frowned upon because they weren’t as modernized as the

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Imperialism in third world countries was a very good thing that impacted the world in a very positive way. The countries that we have today would not be here without the hard working civilized America and Great Brittan. True that they benefited; but we owe our gratitude for our world today to them. Civilizing the uncivilized is no easy feat.

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Throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s, imperialism affected numerous societies across the world such as Africa, Japan, Great Britain, Korea, and Asia. Imperialism extends and influences a country’s power to gain territory and effects society with the inventions of education, transportation with roads, bridges, and canals, and communication with the telegraph. Great Britain has all the natural resources (raw materials), markets, and cheap labors that others lack such as Japan. Joseph Chamberlain believed colonies were valuable to Great Britain because they would increase the demand for goods, develop new markets, and would give an opportunity to extend influence and control over Africa (Doc 1).

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Document 5 is an excerpt from The Diplomacy of Imperialism, a book by William L. Langer, that describes yet another possible reason for Imperialism. It explains that teaching about the survival of the fittest” justified and validated relentless competition and struggle. Although Darwin’s ideas are about science, this example of social Darwinism applies Darwin’s ideas to social issues and race which justifies the colonization of different areas that were allegedly “uncivilized”. Overall, social Darwinism is the social force that was the most responsible for new imperialism that began in the late nineteenth and twentieth

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Imperialism also took away the economy; because colonists’ economy was taken away it meant daily lives were too. Kwame Nkrumah explains the imperialist as “rapacious” and that “they [Europeans] took our lands, our lives, our resources and our dignity, without exception, they left us nothing,” clearly claiming that imperialist took away everything. Although colonist believed there was more to than just cultural values and their wealth being taken away, these are the general ideas from what we have

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Imperialism allows countries to extend their power through a policy and influence through diplomacy or military force. The late nineteenth century was known as the “Age of Imperialism” a time when the United States rapidly expanded, defending many countries with not enough power to defend for themselves. United States was on a specific world mission to spread liberty and democracy. Along the way America came across China and it’s valuable resources, U.S. could trade for. Imperialism is a positive policy for the U.S.A. because it enlarges trade, helps weaker countries allowing them to spread culture, and expands industry.

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Imperialism was an age where countries expanded into new continents and territories for military, economic and religious purposes. The idea of Social Darwinism spread which was originally introduced by Charles Darwin. However, Europeans interpreted his theory of natural selection as an idea that they had to civilize the uncivilized, which turned out to be Africa and Asia. They formed three types of governing bodies in different areas, colonies, protectorates, and spheres of influence, each doing something slightly different but all with the same idea, civilize the uncivilized. In Africa, it was viewed that the natives were uncivilized people; how they ate and spoke were signs to the Europeans that the African people were uneducated.

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Colonialism and Imperialism affected our world both positively and negatively. On one hand, Imperialism has often been linked with racial segregation, manipulation, and hardship. On the other, it has been said that many colonial powers contributed much in terms of schools, roads, railways, and much more. Whether this time period was constructive or harmful, it has played a large part in shaping our lives today. European Imperialism started long before the 1800’s.

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It caused the Opium War, World War 1, and created many racist and unreasonable laws. The British were very self-centered and imperialized countries only to gain territories and resources from them. I think that imperialism was not justified for multiple reasons because although imperialism did improve the lives of many natives and increased global trade, the majority of the world ended up hurting from it. The negatives outway the positives because of the exploitation of the natives which caused many unnecessary events to

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In our Modern culture, individuals are preoccupied with identity. Modern identity is about the individual as described in the modern world. How modern people think of themselves and their experience. It is the conjunction of modernity and identity influences by history, society, and culture. Modernity is defined as the time after the 17th century in the Western World, which consists of North America and Europe.

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The effects of imperialism was quite chaotic in the beginning causing an up rise from Africa and the Middle East. At first both resisted but over time western ways was making it’s way into a part of the daily routine. The imperialism started with Africa and eventually moved into the Middle East, but when it started in Africa it was for the natural resources the country possessed at the time. The Middle East was different due to the ruler at the time, Muhammad Ali was the ruler of Egypt and wanted to modernize Egypt the way he wanted to. He is sometimes known as “Father of Modern Egypt” although when he died they was not a leader that was as strong as he was to hold up his empire.

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Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution i.e. “survival of the fittest” and the “process of natural selection“, was written in 1859 and was a theory based on the behaviour of animals. This theory was adapted by Herbert Spencer and resulted in the ideology that is known today as Social Darwinism. The latter is based on Darwin’s theory but instead of being based on animal behaviour it is applied to humans. It implied that certain races were superior to others because of their technological advancements. This lead people to believe that certain races, such as white/European people, were the “fittest” of all the races.

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Culture, an assortment of human activities and principles, leads a group of people with common beliefs and values; but after it was taken away by the Europeans, all they felt was lost and with no identity. (Arowolo 2010, 4) Colonialism caused an abrupt decline of culture and tradition in the colonies because the Europeans imposed a new culture on the African’s traditional one. Due to Africa’s subjugation and it being controlled by the Europeans, Western civilization and life style began shaping the colonies. (2) One can say that European culture is characterized by a Christian worldview and individualism. (7) Consequently, imperialism caused African cultural heritage to become replaced by a prosperous European-based one.

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It also damaged the cultures and created disunity among the natives. Last but not least, imperialism stripped countries off their natural resources and left nothing for the natives. Imperialism is a forced

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Overall, imperialism causes a copious number of issues in society that took place in the past and still take place in today 's world. To start with, a few major causes of imperialism are economics, exploration, ethnocentrism, politics, and religion. Economics prompted imperialism due to countries pursuing benefits to improve their economies. Economic benefits mean having control of markets, raw material, and natural resources. Ethnocentrism was a cause of imperialism since its the belief that one race or nation’s values or beliefs were superior to those around them.

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