Was Imperialism Justified

Why Imperialism Was Not Justified

Many Americans and Europeans believe that there was many good reasons for imperialism. These people think this because they were the ones that benefited from it. In imperialism, the stronger countries took over the weaker countries and used them for their resources which improved their economy. Most also claim that they helped the countries they were imperializing, but the Europeans were actually hurting them. This led to the natives rebelling which arguably led to World War 1 later on. Imperialism was not justified for multiple reasons because imperialism did improve the lives of many natives and increased global trade, but the majority of the world ended up hurting from it. The negatives outway the positives

It hurt their economy and many Africans suffered greatly. Imperialism also created a new racist system called Apartheid, which lasted for about 50 years. In the article, South Africa - The Story of Gold and Diamonds, it states, “In 1950, the Population Registration Act further divided the citizens of the country into “white” and “nonwhite” categories...The 1953 Education Act forced Africans out of white mission school and into state-run schools, where students were taught the significance of the ethnic differences separating the nonwhite communities. Other laws sought to limit contact between white and nonwhite communities by reserving employment for white workers and making provisions for separate public facilities for the different races” (Zrenda). The British were very racist and affected the belief system of the African people in very negative ways for a very long time. In addition, the Apartheid caused rebellious behavior. Especially in March of 1960, which was when a terrible massacre occurred, In the same article the author writes, “The Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC) conducted a nonviolent demonstration during which hundreds of people presented themselves to the police in Sharpeville. When demonstrators began stoning police vehicles, however, the police panicked and opened fire on the crowd with automatic weapons, killing 69 people (including 45 women and children) and wounding 186. Many of the dead

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