Pros and Cons

Good and bad things came from imperialism. Some of the good things that came from imperialism are the Suez Canal, quinine, and the acquisition of territory for the United States. The Suez Canal still helps us today as well as quinine because the Canal helps transport important goods such as crude oil and wheat faster, and quinine protects us from malaria. As well as those, the United States acquired the Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam as a result of the Spanish-American War. Gaining the Philippines helped solve a debate in the U.S. over imperialism.

Some of the bad things that came from imperialism are racism, colonialism, and different forms of imperialism. Because Europe was more advanced in technology, they believed they were better than everyone else. Racism caused problems back then as well as today. Out of colonialism, the Africans lost control of land and independence, died from new diseases, and suffered from a breakdown of their traditional cultures. Also, the African continent was divided which caused problems that plagues African colonies during European occupation and still today for the nations that evolved from former colonies. The different forms of imperialism caused burdens, price wars, being controlled by parent countries, etc.