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‘IMPERIALISM RESULTED IN MORE PROBLEMS THAN
BENEFITS’ASSESS THIS JUDGEMENT ON THE EFFECTS OF IMPERIALISM
ON EUROPE IN THE LATER NINETEENTH CENTURY.
(May/June 2006)
INTRODUCTION• The focus of this question is
about the NEGATIVE EFFECTS of Imperialism on EUROPE.
• For ARGUMENT, it will focuses on ADVANTAGE and POSITIVE
EFFECTS of Imperialism in Europe.
PROBLEMS OF IMPERIALISM
POLITICAL EFFECTS
1.COLONIAL CONFLICTS
The Fashoda Incident
• France settled at west of Africa, and hoping to extend its territory (Sudan and the Great
Lakes region).
• Britain, on the other hand, wanted to be able to link up its territory in East Africa to Egypt
and then build a grand railway from the Cape to Cairo.
• This resulting to NEGATIVE ATTITUDE.
Superiority
• Arouse JEALOUSY among the European countries As, Britain extend their territories
and highly profited.
• Germany took advantage to weakened other European countries to be seen as superior. For
example: through Franco-Prussian War.
2. FORMATION OF
ALLIANCES
TRIPLE ENTENTE 1907
FRANCE BRITAIN RUSSIA
TRIPPLE ALLIANCE 1882
Two opposing camps
• War was seen as ELIMINATION of the WEAK races. So, that the STRONG
GENUINE RACE should stand UNCHALLENGED!
3. High administrative
costs
• The reason why the European nations were interested in imperialism was because of the economic benefits they brought to develop their own country, for example to increase
their army and further advance their country.• However, colonizing cost a lot of their profits
to instead to invested into development in the territories.
BENEFITS OF IMPERIALISM
POLITICAL EFFECTS
ESTABLISHMENT OF EUROPEAN COLONIAL CONTROL
• It is divided into COLONIES and PROTECTORATES.
• They enlarging and extending their empire.
• For example: BRITAIN gain territories in Africa and elsewhere such as Borneo, Malaya, New Guinea and etc.
Advanced civilisation
• Their armament Race were increased. To achieve their aim to be more stronger and
more powerful than their rival.
• For Example: GERMANY and BRITAIN built DREADNAUGHTS.
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
Increase in state revenue
• They extract the Raw material from the new territories.
• They GAIN HUGE PROFITS!
• All their economic Problems recovered.
• More economic investment outlets.
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW INTERVENTIONS
• Modern techniques and more scientific exploration.
• For example: steamships, cars, Railways and etc
SOCIAL EFFECTS
INCREASE IN STANDARD OF LIVING
• Job opportunities.
• As more industries were opened thus more employment available.
• For Example: Italy: as they were over populated, the government allowed the people to migrate and shifted to new area.
• MEDICAL FACILITIES• IMROVEMENT IN MEANS
OF COMMUNICATION• DIVISION OF NEW CLASS
CONCLUSION
• IMPERIALISM WERE NOT JUST RESULTED IN MORE
PROBLEMS IN EUROPE BUT IT ALSO BROUGHT TO BENEFITS
TO THEM.