Another justification of imperialism that the Westerners gave was the cultural aspect. Advocates of imperialism sent missionaries to African and Asian lands to convert the people to Christianity. Europeans accounted that by bringing their traditions and Christianity to Africa and Asia it would help bring those people out of their savage state. The benefits that imperialism would bring to the economy, politics, and culture aroused much support in Europe, however the so-called "savage people" did not return this support.

In the book, Traditions and Encounters, it explains that "the policies adopted by imperial powers and colonial officials forced peoples of different societies to deal with one another on a regular and systematic basis. Their interactions often led to violent conflicts between colonizers and subject peoples." (Bentley, p. 869). Many of the effects of imperialism exploited the African and Asian people and culture. They were made to assimilate to European ways and were forced to forget their own culture. In the text, The Global Experience, a Micmac responds to a catholic missionary on the idea of conversion, "I am greatly astonished that the French have so little cleverness, as they seem to exhibit the matter of which thou hast just told me on their behalf, in the effort, to persuade us to convert our poles, our barks, and our wigwams into those houses of stone and of wood which are tall and lofty."(Schwartz. P.110). This passage portrays how most people under imperialistic rule felt about being forced into a culture that they have never lived under. They did not understand why these things were so important. Many rebellions occurred against the imperialists and great uprisings formed from the religion and traditional beliefs of the communities. Although imperialists exploited Africa and Asia I think that imperialism contributed to the welfare of the entire world and greatly impacted modern society. The justifications that Westerners gave for imperialism were very ethnocentric, yet they hold true. Imperialism did indeed help the economy, the politics, and the culture of mostly European countries, but the African and Asians as well. New technology was established in the third world countries such as transportation, communication, weaponry, industrialization and health care that they had not been introduced to before. "They shaped the economies and societies of their colonies by pushing them to supply natural resources and agricultural commodities in exchange for manufactured products" (Bentley, p. 873). A conversion of cultures helped Europeans as well as Africans and Asians tolerate a multicultural world. Imperialism caused a sense of nationalism and pride throughout both the Western societies and Africa and Asia, and in doing so it provoked an appeal to independence.

One of the justifications that the Westerners gave for imperialism was that it was in the best interest for the world's economy. John Hobson describes the imperialists arguments as "we must have markets for our growing manufacturers, we must have new outlets for the investment of our surplus capital and for the energ

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