Table of Contents
- 1 How did the need for natural resources play such a large role in the need for imperialism?
- 2 How are natural resources being exploited?
- 3 How is trade important to distribution resources on earth?
- 4 How did the colonial powers shape the economy of the colonies?
- 5 How does colonization affect the production of a colony?
- 6 What was the outcome of the American colonies?
How did the need for natural resources play such a large role in the need for imperialism?
The main motive for imperialism was to obtain and control a supply of raw materials for industries. This meant that a weaker country with abundant natural resources would be colonised. The Industrial Revolution in Britain modernised farming, the processing of raw materials and manufacturing of goods.
How are natural resources being exploited?
Today, about 80\% of the world’s energy consumption is sustained by the extraction of fossil fuels, which consists of oil, coal and natural gas. Another non-renewable resource that is exploited by humans is subsoil minerals such as precious metals that are mainly used in the production of industrial commodities.
How is trade important to distribution resources on earth?
Trade. Countries may not have the resources that are important to them, but trade enables them to acquire those resources from places that do.
What would happen if colonization did not happen?
If colonisation never happened, everything that we know or do will never exist. Without colonisation, cultures will not mingle, technological advancement will never occur, the Industrial Revolution itself will not happen.
Should former colonial powers pay reparations to Africa?
In a moral context, some groups argue that former colonial powers should pay reparations for wrongdoings during the time of colonisation. One crucial example of this is the demand that Western colonial powers should pay African former colonies up to $777,000billion in reparations for slavery [11].
How did the colonial powers shape the economy of the colonies?
To continue with these monopolistic privileges, the colonial powers forcibly shaped the social and economical factors of the colonies. As a result of the agrarian structure durin g this time, which created a hierarchy of power and wealth, resulted in a situation of inequality, poverty and all sorts of deprivation for the majority of the society.
How does colonization affect the production of a colony?
Production in the colony would be determined by the colonial power’s demands. Colonial power and the colony not only destroy the opportunity of industrialization, but also damage the benefits of any competition. Historically the colonization process left the colonies economically lower and disabled.
What was the outcome of the American colonies?
The outcome of these colonies was never intended, culture development. This led to large trade enterprises and economical benefits for colonial powers. To continue with these monopolistic privileges, the colonial powers forcibly shaped the social and economical factors of the colonies.