Effects of Imperialism
Last Updated      1/24/2008     1/13/2008
By 1914, European colonial powers, Japan, and the United States had 85% of the world.

Improvements
Orderly governments were set up.
Many local wars were ended.
Industry, agriculture, and transportation were developed.
Schools and hospitals were built.
Sanitation was improved.

Problems
Bad feelings between colonists and colonizers.
European colonial powers, Japan, and the United States thought they were better.
Colonists could not hold high jobs in the government, industry, or the armed forces.
Often colonists were not allowed in areas where Europeans and Americans lived.
The colonists blamed the Europeans and Americans for the loss of their land.
They did not want to change their customs, language or religion.
The colonial powers were in competition.
this led to disputes and caused future wars.

Bibliography
Greenblatt, Miriam, and Lemmo, Peter. Human Heritage A World History. Columbus, Ohio: McGraw-Hill, 2001.