Imperialism as defined by Merriam-Webster is a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world. In other words, imperialism is when stronger nations abuse their power to take over other nations. Imperialist nations should think more about all of the downsides of imperialism. The first downside is the creation and expansion of slavery. Next, imperialism destroys culture. The stronger nations imperialize the weaker nations and take away their culture and trying to replace it with their own. The last downside is the conflict and war that comes after imperializing. There is not a way justify taking this risk of imperialism. Imperialism should not be considered because of the expansion of slavery, destroying cultures, and creating war.
The expansion of slavery was caused by imperialism. African’s and Asian’s were shipped to America and England for slave labor. In response to Kipling’s poem “The White Man’s Burden”, H.T. Johnson wrote “The Black Man’s Burden” in this poem he says that Americans are done with the “red man’s problem” and are trying to fix the “brown man’s problems”. He says, “Hail ye your fearless armies, Which menace feeble folks” (Johnson, 5-6), he is calling Americans bullies. Imperialism spread the disease of slavery. …show more content…
When a nation imperializes it tries to force their views on them. When the British discovered America they wanted to convert the Indians to Christianity. The imperialist dictate their political decision. After America helped Cuba gain their independence from Spain, Congress decided that they were not ready for independence. They created the Platt amendment. This stated eight rules that they must follow. Imperialism is immoral because it creates inequality, it forces a nation to adopt views that are foreign to them, and the imperialist dictate the nation’s political
The expansion of slavery was caused by imperialism. African’s and Asian’s were shipped to America and England for slave labor. In response to Kipling’s poem “The White Man’s Burden”, H.T. Johnson wrote “The Black Man’s Burden” in this poem he says that Americans are done with the “red man’s problem” and are trying to fix the “brown man’s problems”. He says, “Hail ye your fearless armies, Which menace feeble folks” (Johnson, 5-6), he is calling Americans bullies. Imperialism spread the disease of slavery. …show more content…
When a nation imperializes it tries to force their views on them. When the British discovered America they wanted to convert the Indians to Christianity. The imperialist dictate their political decision. After America helped Cuba gain their independence from Spain, Congress decided that they were not ready for independence. They created the Platt amendment. This stated eight rules that they must follow. Imperialism is immoral because it creates inequality, it forces a nation to adopt views that are foreign to them, and the imperialist dictate the nation’s political