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"European Imperialism"

workcited __Causes of Imperialism__

__Pro Imperialism-__ Without imperialism the world would not be as developed as it is today. Through the eyes of the imperialists, the world was a vast place in need of exploration and take over. Land was not being used and it should not be wasted the "uncivilized" people of other countries needed guidance and help solving their problems. Resources were not being used to their full potential.
 * 1) Economic interests- The need for access to rubber, petroleum, maganese(for steel), palm oil(for machinery) and also more buyers.
 * 2) Political and Military motives- A need for bases around the world was met by sending people to go build them and expand.
 * 3) Humanitarian and Religious beliefs- They thought that people in other countries should have the same beliefs as them so they departed to force their religion upon uncivilized people.
 * 4) Social Darwinism- The thought that certain races were superior to one another due to the beliefs of Darwin and "Natural Selection".

__**No Imperialism-**__ On the other hand if you were someone who was forced to change your ways then imperialism would be wrong. You are coming into a country that isn't your own and forcing your beliefs onto everyone else and punishing them if they don't change their ways. To them you would be taking over and not giving any consideration to the culture of the country that you are taking over. Imperialism is how cultures and traditions are lost. *** The Europeans easily forced their rule onto countries by picking the ones that were less civilized. They came in when the countries were having problems such as war and then they would set up bases and start forcing their beliefs onto the already struggling nation.

The consequences of imperialism are that some cultures and traditions are lost, and new countries and customs came to be. The lasting effects are that there are now more countries in the world in the world. Newer customs and countries that came as a result of imperialism.

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