The Impact of European Imperialism
During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, numerous European powers simultaneously occupied and dominated different parts of the world. Imperialism refers to the expansion of a country's power and influence beyond its own geographical boundaries. The process of building and maintaining an empire involves conquest, colonization, political, economic, and social domination. This strategy was commonly practiced throughout Europe during the Age of Imperialism. Behind imperialism lays skewed motives which greatly impacted both the imperialized region and the imperializing nation that resulted in many repercussions.
To begin, various motives prompted European powers to seek expansion beyond their immediate …show more content…
Imperialism altered many different areas that would have remained relatively untouched. The extensive build up of colonies was caused by many different factors that affected much of the world, it also had many unintended outcomes. The motives behind imperialism led to major political gain for Europeans. Imperial powers were extremely focused on acquiring and maintaining as much land as possible. This technique of gaining more land greatly affected many of the native population. It caused a rift between the relationship of Europeans and the native villagers because they were forced to participate in activities that they were required to do. If these requirements weren't met the had to suffer consequences that were brutal. They had to become more modernized and change their folk traditions. Imperialism impacted the native villagers by taking away their land and causing a major population decrease because of the use of delay weapons and unfamiliar diseases brought in by Europeans. The domination of Europeans over native populations greatly changed much of the globe. This massive overtake of land left many areasIt has led to many significant changes that have persisted for many decades since the end of imperialism after the world
During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, numerous European powers simultaneously occupied and dominated different parts of the world. Imperialism refers to the expansion of a country's power and influence beyond its own geographical boundaries. The process of building and maintaining an empire involves conquest, colonization, political, economic, and social domination. This strategy was commonly practiced throughout Europe during the Age of Imperialism. Behind imperialism lays skewed motives which greatly impacted both the imperialized region and the imperializing nation that resulted in many repercussions.
To begin, various motives prompted European powers to seek expansion beyond their immediate …show more content…
Imperialism altered many different areas that would have remained relatively untouched. The extensive build up of colonies was caused by many different factors that affected much of the world, it also had many unintended outcomes. The motives behind imperialism led to major political gain for Europeans. Imperial powers were extremely focused on acquiring and maintaining as much land as possible. This technique of gaining more land greatly affected many of the native population. It caused a rift between the relationship of Europeans and the native villagers because they were forced to participate in activities that they were required to do. If these requirements weren't met the had to suffer consequences that were brutal. They had to become more modernized and change their folk traditions. Imperialism impacted the native villagers by taking away their land and causing a major population decrease because of the use of delay weapons and unfamiliar diseases brought in by Europeans. The domination of Europeans over native populations greatly changed much of the globe. This massive overtake of land left many areasIt has led to many significant changes that have persisted for many decades since the end of imperialism after the world