The imperialist nations have in common in the 19th century was that they were industrialized.
Imperialist nations built up their armies and navies.
Imperialist nations built up their armies and navies.
Josiah Strong was indeed an imperialist in the sense that he advocated for American expansionism and the spread of Christianity and Western civilization. In his writings, particularly in "Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis," he promoted the idea that Anglo-Saxons had a divine responsibility to civilize and uplift other races and nations. His views reflected the broader imperialist mindset of the late 19th century, emphasizing both cultural and territorial expansion.
The industrialization of less-developed nations.
God started Christianity through Christ in Israel first, then it spread to other nations who loved God.
-Imperialist nations were interested in competing for influence without going to war.
spheres of influence
Rudyard Kipling expressed the idea of imperialist nations helping each other through the phrase "the white man's burden," which implied that it was the duty of Europeans to civilize and uplift the non-European peoples they were colonizing. Kipling believed that imperialism was a moral undertaking, with imperialist nations providing education, infrastructure, and governance to supposedly "backward" societies in order to bring them into the modern world.
The Anti-Imperialist League was concerned about the negative impact of the United States' expansion of imperialist policies on the sovereignty and rights of other nations.
Christianity is spread all over the world.
undeveloped natural resources