Imperialism can also be known as colonialism. Basically all imperialism is, is the growing and expanding of a nation through gaining colonies and territories that will be able to help the country by providing not only the land, labor, and raw materials, but also by providing possible sea ports in a time of war or conflict, and gaining trading routes that help to provide easy transport of goods and materials by avoiding countries or peoples that may cause trouble for the traders travelling through(1). There were many reasons why a nation would become imperialistic. Economics played a very large role in a countries decision to become imperialistic. Many times imperialism occurred in a nation shortly after it had begun to
When they did, they found more goods that they now desired, like sugar, coffee silver, and gold. This led to the conquest of the New World because the Europeans wanted all the goods for themselves and they saw the native as inferior and easy targets to take over. With England now becoming protestant thanks to the Protestant Reformation, this New World was an opportunity for Christians and Catholics to find a new place to
Imperialism allowed industrialized countries to spread their influence to the weaker countries they conquered. Through this spread of ideals, industrialized countries were able to create markets for the products they manufactured, it also allowed them to produce specific products to sell with in these markets. For example say Great Britain conquered a country and converted them to Christianity. There is
Even the capital city of Istanbul was filled with a large Christian population as well as a large Muslim population. The religious tolerance practiced by the Ottomans would help create a diverse and growing empire while also causing a spread of ideas. In contrast, the Spanish enforced strict religious laws against those who were not Catholic. Non-Catholics such as Jews, Protestants, and Muslims were forced out of the country or sent to the Spanish Inquisition. Catholicism would not only unify the Spanish but would also be a major reason for New World expansion.
Central and South America had settled in Spanish, the English chose to explore North America.Either find it or steal gold, or by serving as a trading post was established to make money.Tobacco proved to be easy to develop and bring in a great deal of revenue for the colony. (Notes) Missionary purposes were quite similar for both Spain and England. Both countries were interested in spreading Christianity. Although the Spanish people of God, which they tried to spread their religion, at least so far as it was righteous.The cathedrals and religious monument
European nations began by establishing colonies in foreign areas to gain access to new resources that could not be easily accessed in Europe. These colonies were established in places such as India, and Africa which were fertile growing areas for spices and other raw materials that are not able to grow in the northern colder climates of Europe. With the establishment of these colonies, the rulers of the European nations such as England, France, and Germany saw a great way to make some extra money in the form of taxation. I believe that this led ultimately to the idea of Imperialism in which these nations were heavily taxing these colonies. This in turn led to things such as the American Revolution and the commonly known phrase “taxation without representation”.
John Hobson deemed demand for foreign markets for manufacturers and investments was responsible for the adoption of Imperialism as a political policy (doc 2). Religious groups demanded governments furnish political and military support for
The British expanded for numerous reasons. However this resulted in positive and negative effects on the conquered lands. British Imperialism was caused by many reasons. They expanded throughout many lands mainly due to economic reasons. According to Documents 3a and 3b, the British created an empire so they could sell cotton and iron goods.
The colonialism stage of the expansion of Europe was beneficial and had a good affect on industrialization in the Western European countries. Colonial territories were established often through conquest and use of force. One of the main objectives of colonialism was to exploit the colonies and their residents to create economic wealth for the mother country. The key features of the colonialism stage were the economic, political and social/cultural features. Colonialism is the expansion of a nation's control over territory beyond its borders and has direct political and economic control over the country and its people.
Impact of Islam The impact of Islam in most cases was positive for the growth of these civilizations. In India Islam enriched the culture and learning. In Africa Islam revealed the power, the religion, and its commercial and sometimes military attributes. Islam arrived the Indian and African regions in the early centuries. Political changes were increased, new religious, economic, and political patterns were constructed by the Islamic surge, but there was still great diversity.