Saturday, March 5, 2011

How did Imperialism Impact the World?


Imperialism Helped the World:
  • It reduced local warfare
    • With European military control the amount of  raids between tribes was greatly reduced
  • Improved sanitation and brought hospitals and schools
  • Resulted in economic growth
    • Colonies gained railroads, dams, and telephone and telegraph lines
Imperialism Hurt the World:
  • Traditional cultures were replaced or destroyed
    • Europeans introduced a policy of assimilation in which Africans were expected to give up their culture, and become absorbed within the European culture
  • Africans lost control of their land and their independence
  • Division of the African continent
    • the artificial boundaries that combined or divided groups created problems among the African people

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