Pros:
- Education and scientific thinking was introduced and encouraged.
- Better health care facilities were provided.
- New transportation systems such as rail, road sea and air were introduced.
- New languages, religions and a new way of life were introduced.
- The imperialist’s countries gained cheap, efficient workforce.
- Food production increased due to better farming methods.
Cons
- Nations that resisted growth or expansions in their territory led to widespread genocide and ethnic cleansing.
- Obtaining valuable natural resources became a bone of contention between the developed countries, resulting in political foul play.
- New religions were forced upon and native belief was discredited.
- Most traditional culture and languages were simply wiped away.
- Natural resources were exploited, without giving actual due.
- Labor was discriminated and forced into slavery, and had their basic rights taken away.
- Many Asians and Africans were shipped to America and England, against their will as plantation slave labor.
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