Imperialism

A detailed Summary of Imperialism

J.A Hobson, a very influential publicist with outlandish but brilliant thoughts, had a tremendous impact on both his time period and future posterity on the subject of Imperialism. However, just like any famous subject or discussion, there are those that rebuttal ones thoughts or feelings. Many scholars, statesmen, and government officials had their own feelings on Imperialism, which are stated in the documents given. These individuals state their attitudes to the answer of the question, "What accounted for the colonial expansion of Europe in the 19th century?" Some of these thoughts show Hobson's views as more of a weaker argument, which clash his thought of Imperialism being the source of the imperial force being certain industrial, financial, and professional classes seeking personal advantages out of expansion.

Frank Swettenham and Lord Grey, both British Colonial officers, feel that the European governments trying to handle it themselves did not always accommodate the infiltration of a region, but rather there were native opportunities and elements that persuaded the foreign people to join in. In document 4 written by Lord John Russell, the British prime minister of the 1850s, he states that everyone k

As seen in document 5, a governor writes about the risks involved with imperialism and the consequences suffered if their results are not successful. All these documents were written in the pre Age of Imperialism, but still were major contributors of the contradiction of J.A. Hobson and his ideas.

It is becoming quite perceptible that this attitude for man took a road for the worse when it got to the point of killing people in an inhumane way in greediness for more power. In documents 14 and 18, it is showing the real truth of survival of the fittest. It stated that the weak shouldn't even be considered when talking about expansion. The bigger region should stay on course to achieving power and not let the weaker peasants interfere in the bigger picture.

To try and say that Hobson was wrong in his central ideas would not only be wrong, but also it would be insufficient. As most of the documents state, taking over and bullying other smaller nations for their territory was obviously not done to aid these ailing people, but to rather gain power for their self-interests. There is not one document in here, that I believe, that supports their feelings clearly that the reason for imperialism in Europe was to help the unfortunate and provide protection for all. Instead, most all of these documents show the pure greed and cowardice a country or region would go to for power.

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Category: History