Evaluate the extent to which European imperialism affected economies in Africa and/or Asia in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The events that led to imperialism are the spread of power and industrialization in Europe. These events played a big role in how Africa and Asia got imperialized. Imperialism affected countries in Africa and Asia because of the English trade in India, which changed the market because of its expansion. Imperializing nations causing countries to make deals on market items, leading to the exclusivity of certain trade ports and rights granted to the foreign countries. The final event was the harsh treatment of workers by foreign nations imperializing less militarily powerful countries, by using the natives as their own workers rather than letting them …show more content…
Benefits from imperialism came in many forms across the world, one of them being the the people of Argentina. Britain invested in Argentina by sending them industrial goods to set up a proper agricultural industry that would be more modern and productive than the previous system. In return, Argentina would send the British primary products, that being corn, wheat, meat, and wool. This is another example of a positive impact from European imperialism, showing that some of what the foreigners were doing was good for the countries that they imperialized. The poor working conditions, as well as the horrible treatment of native people after foreign countries started imperializing. The document that relates to this topic is document G/7, this document displays the harsh working conditions placed on the Tanzanians by their German imperializers. The Germans started cotton plantations, and used the natives as the workers on these plantations. They were made to work without any break and were beaten for the smallest of mistakes, the Germans also wanted them to pay taxes on top of the plantation work that they were already doing. This cruelty toward the native
The events that led to imperialism are the spread of power and industrialization in Europe. These events played a big role in how Africa and Asia got imperialized. Imperialism affected countries in Africa and Asia because of the English trade in India, which changed the market because of its expansion. Imperializing nations causing countries to make deals on market items, leading to the exclusivity of certain trade ports and rights granted to the foreign countries. The final event was the harsh treatment of workers by foreign nations imperializing less militarily powerful countries, by using the natives as their own workers rather than letting them …show more content…
Benefits from imperialism came in many forms across the world, one of them being the the people of Argentina. Britain invested in Argentina by sending them industrial goods to set up a proper agricultural industry that would be more modern and productive than the previous system. In return, Argentina would send the British primary products, that being corn, wheat, meat, and wool. This is another example of a positive impact from European imperialism, showing that some of what the foreigners were doing was good for the countries that they imperialized. The poor working conditions, as well as the horrible treatment of native people after foreign countries started imperializing. The document that relates to this topic is document G/7, this document displays the harsh working conditions placed on the Tanzanians by their German imperializers. The Germans started cotton plantations, and used the natives as the workers on these plantations. They were made to work without any break and were beaten for the smallest of mistakes, the Germans also wanted them to pay taxes on top of the plantation work that they were already doing. This cruelty toward the native