Positive And Negative Effects Of British Imperialism

During the 1800s, the rise of industrial economies and their link to imperialism and nationalism led to the impact of European economic and military on Asia and Africa, with emphasis on the competition for resources and the responses of colonized people. First of all, we need to understand the definition of Imperialism, a policy in which a nation takes over control (economically/politically) of another directly/indirectly. One form of Imperialism is Colonies, which is a direct rule by an imperialist power (Ex. The Scramble for Africa). The second form of Imperialism is Protectorates, which have their own government, but are controlled by outside power indirectly (Ex. Britain in India). The third form of Imperialism is Spheres of Influence, which the imperial power has exclusive trading rights, but not governing rights (Ex. France, Britain, and Germany in China). There were many political causes, such as the drive for expansion of land, social causes, such as competition for markets, economic causes, such as Socialism Darwinism, of British imperialism. There were many positive effects, such as new transport, exchange of religion, and higher standard of living, and many negative effects, such as loss of land, loss of resources, and loss of culture, of British colonial rule. …show more content…
Great Britain was hungry for more land, so they took any chance they could get at expansion of land. According to Document 3b, Great Britain had a high demand of giant industries for colonial raw materials—rubber, petroleum, iron, coal, cotton, and cocoa. According to Document 3a, Great Britain exported many resources and products to other countries and it shows some figures of English exports to India. According to Document 4a, Great Britain were interested in getting profits from tea imports from Ceylon,