Who Was Responsible For Imperialism

There were many forces that were responsible for imperialism in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. One of these forces was economic forces. Another was political forces, and one more was social forces. All of these were major forces behind imperialism in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century.

The idea of imperialism rapidly spread across the continent of Europe. There were several economic forces responsible for imperialism. One was Senator Beveridge. He was an American senator who pushed for imperialism. He thought that the US should control world trade and display our greatness. Another force was Parker T. Moon. Parker T Moon was in favor of imperialism. He pointed out the groups that were interested in imperialism. These groups all wanted the resources available in Africa. They could use these resources to produce goods. The more land a country owned, the more goods it could produce, and the more money they could make. Another force was that imperialism was …show more content…
Countries all over the world wanted to control as much land as they could. Many countries just wanted the natural resources so that they could grow and expand their military. The natural resources could also elsewhere. Factories could produce more goods with more resources. Some countries used the people as workers to make goods. Most countries also fully controlled the territories they held and the people had no say in government. Many countries wanted to grow the size of themselves. This growth in size also meant a growth of power. Even President William Mckinley believed that America should take over the Philippines. He said they were a weak and small nation and that they needed a much larger and more powerful country to steer them in the right direction.He claimed that America would be able to educate them. He also mentioned to Christianize them. Political forces were a major driving force of