What were the positive and negative effects of imperialism on Latin America?

Answer 1

The positive effects would now in hindsight be seen as subjects for much debate. But at the time the new colonies - mostly in Africa - were seen as places where especially Great Britain, France, Germany and Belgium could bring 'civilization' and Christianity, that could provide them with raw materials, that could be a market for their products and that would generally add to the glory and respect that these European countries commanded.

The negative effects were at the time, that the so-called 'race for Africa' caused friction between European countries. Another negative effect was caused by the randomly drawn borders of newly created African countries which did take little or no account of tribal relations and tensions. Moreover, the European rulers often favored members of minority tribes to help them govern the countries, which, after independence, led to tribal tensions and bloodshed when other tribes also wanted a share of power: think of the Hutu-Tutsi struggles in Rwanda or the tensions between the Kikuyu and other tribes in Kenya.

In the middle east, European imperialism led, on the one hand, to economic development (Saudi Arabia before 1930 was mostly empty desert, peopled by nomadic tribes living from breeding and selling camels and income from hajj pilgrims to Mecca) but also to the tense relations that still exist between countries like present-day Israel, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Iran.

Answer 2

some negative effects were literary rates were low and infant mortality rates were high

positives are boosted the european economies added to their power and influence , boundaries were made,gotten new materials ,objects and resources to work with

Answer 3

Well some positive effects of american Imperialism was the involvement in the Panama. This helped them maintain liberty and establish a democracy. And another was the involvement of puerto rico;which help them from a democratic government

a negative effect was the annexation of Hawaii illegally;which left the hawaian people not wanting to be under u.s control.

Answer 4

the positive affect was the fact that they were given new resources to work with

Answer 5

There was only one positive efffect of imperialism in Latin America, and the positive effect is Latin America had gotte new materials, or objects, and resources to work with.