Reasons+for+imperialism

Reasons for imperialism (everyone contributes to this)

- Imperialism is caused mostly due to the 3 G's. Glory, Gold, and God. All nations want power in the economic, social, and political aspects. For example, it was Europes goal to spread christianity to the rest of the world and search for more resources. Many nations in Europe fought by war and words for superiority over many reigons around the world. Their logic: the bigger you were, the more powerful you were. (Sean, Douglas)

- One reason for imperialism is the need to have a military presence in areas where the mother state’s traders and merchants do their business. In the case of the British in Australia, clashing beliefs and customs often led to conflict between the British and the indigenous peoples of Australia and the nearby landmasses. Having a strong military force to protect the traders and merchants from such conflict was essential for the continued economic wellbeing of a country, and was a positive reason for colonization in popular trading and business areas. (Kasra)

Imperialism is defined as the rule over another country. This can be caused by the three g's- God, Glory and Gold. The three G's all have the same thing in common; power. Whether this power is social, economic, or political, all conqueror's want power. The Europeans would take advantage of the native citizens and resources of the land. Although some natives will rebel against imperialism, causing assimilation, marginalization and ever war, the Europeans always seemed to come out on top and conquer. (Georgia and Quinn)

Imperialism was used by the British to gain an upper hand on fellow Europeans politically, socially and economically using God, Glory and Gold. Europeans felt it was their duty to spread their civilized knowledge due to their Eurocentric view. Their god was the only god and they wanted to “free” everyone from sin. The glory of controlling the whole world and wanting to be the all-powerful has always been a desire for many large nations. Because many of these “un-civilized” lands were rich in natural resources, it was thought that if they could control the goods then they could control the economy. Once they had the resource they could tax, sell or trade the goods and become wealthier. -Jade, Lisa and Ruby

Imperialism in most cases is the ability for one country or nation to gain power over another nation, so that they can use their land and make money off of it. For example, after the Russo-Japanese war the Japanese had gained power over Korea and they used it to their advantage. Through strong military tactics they forced farmers off their lands and gave the farmers tat were left huge grain quotas to fill. They took over business and basically made it very hard for the Koreans to practice parts of their religion and language. In the end, the Japanese only wanted Korea for their farmland and raw materials, so that Japan could make a profit off of them. - Gabby

The Era of Imperialism is known as a time in between the 18th and 20th centuries were many western nations became colonial powers. In the late 18th century the European nations had began to industrialize and now had the ability to produce mass goods to provide a large consumer base. This caused an explosion in population which now they needed and wanted more resources to sustain this rate of growth, so they started to look outwards for their resources. The western nations continued to take over many colonies often taking advantage of them in a one way deal benefiting these western nations. The western nations saw how successful some people where with their colonies and it wasn't long until almost all western nations wanted to colonize so they could reap the benefits like so many others before them. - Ryan

Imperialism was used by the Belgians to gain access to rubber and ivory mostly. Because rubber was a large product of The Congo, the Belgians, specifically King Leopold II, decided to go over, colonize and exploit the natives and their land. Due to the fact that tires were becoming more prevalent in society, there was quite a high demand for rubber to make them and because the Belgians has so much of it in their colony, they were able to make a large profit. The natives on the other hand suffered great losses in terms of population and health while the Belgian residents lived lives of great luxury. So, I think it is shown that a large reason for imperialism is so that the country conducting the imperialism movement may make much profit and then in turn come into great power. The more money a country has, the more important they are in the world. -Kristina

Imperialsim is defined as t he policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries,or acquirring and holding colonies. So the reasons for imperialism would be as defined. Reasons for imperialism are extending power out to another country and to hold power over the people in that country. Other reason may include to get resources from colonized countries to help out a countries power and resources that will lead to new and more high tech innovations. Imperialism is used to acquirring and hold colonies, this can help a country spread its ideas and ways of life and to hold more power. - Kayla Woods

Imperialism has allowed one country to benefit from another by claiming territories by indigenous people by taking political control and controlling one’s land and resources. An example would be Dutch’s colonization in Indonesia, where the Dutch had used Indonesia’s raw products such as coffee and sugar for sales in Holland. Not only did Dutch use the Indonesia’s food resources but as well as their people in order to increase sales. Imperialism allows beneficial aspects for globalization as country will benefit from sales while the other receives products. – Christine