Thursday, October 14, 2010

Arguments for and against Imperialism

Arguments for Imperialism
- Enables growth of industries.
- Growth and expansion
- Provides an advanced and cultured education
- Techniques and technology are improved
- More raw materials
- Awareness for countries in poverty

Arguments against Imperialism
- The countries the empire dominates suffers
- Indigenous people have their rights taken away and are used for slave labor.
- They are usually forced to give up their culture and uptake the empire’s
traditions, such as religion.
- The land is exploited of raw materials for the empire while the country
receives no benefits


Sources:

www.tcnj.edu/~baldwin5/index.html    

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