Did imperialism benefit the people it happened to?

Answer 1

In many cases, people have thought that Imperialism has been non-beneficial towards the country. In my opinion, Japan started to go down when they abolished imperialism. japan worked just fine as it was, though there were poor peasants, it still worked out for them. I mean, what country to this day, doesn't have poor people? there isn't a society to this date that has been able to abolish poverty, so, to me, imperialism had a little more control over the people than any other government to this date.

Answer 2

The benefits of imperialism depend upon the period in history. In the 1800s, Manifest Destiny was the drive of the imperialists.

The US was destined to spread from sea to sea and even take over land to our north and south. Taking over more land would help the economy and provide more land for settlement.

The South saw the west as land to expand the plantation system. The North saw settlement of the west as a commercial boom. More products could be sold and more raw materials could be provided for industry.

At the turn of the century, expanding over seas became a continuation of Manifest Destiny.

The Navy could acquire land for coaling stations and stopovers on long voyages. Many lands in the Pacific and Asia would become strategically important to the military.

Missionaries saw expansion as a way to spread the gospel. "Uncivilized" peoples would benefit from our culture and government.

Acquiring influence or control in foreign lands would aid our economy by providing market places for our goods and more raw materials for trade or for our industries.

Answer 3

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