Imperialism In Africa

Would people in today’s society want to live in a world where technology, such as phones and computers, didn’t exist or where the world isn’t organized without a proper government to take care of the people? Without the incident that people know as Imperialism, the modern comfort that is given and provided in everyday lives wouldn’t have been made possible. Imperialism is when one country takes over another country to have control over the territory and it’s natives. Although some people believe that the natives were abused and treated unfairly by imperialists, it is actually true that imperialism was beneficial to the world because the world became more technologically advanced and influenced a better form of government.

As countries began to become imperialized, imperialists took control and mistreated natives, making their lives hard and miserable. “Leopold’s Belgian and native enforcers, for example, flogged, imprisoned, starved, or massacred entire villages that failed to meet production quotas “ (Kubic 3). After Africa become imperialised, it was hard …show more content…
“The development of steam-powered ships greatly assisted European powers that sought to extend their empires in Africa and Asia “ (Facilitating Imperialism through Advanced Technologies, Paragraph 2). The Europeans took the opportunity to advance their field in technology and used it to help with transportation. As a result of having steam-powered ships, Europeans were able to expand their empire and make it more easier to travel farther with less of a hassle, a positive thing. The discovery of steam-powered ships led to the finding of more materials and designs to build better ships so that there could be more modes of transportation that would last longer and be more efficient. Imperialism helped benefit the world by introducing technology to help and develop the world to be technologically