If imperialism had not taken place would the history of the world be different?

Imperialism is the desire for land beyond a country’s borders. It usually means one country is controlling another country, economically and politically. While this is a question subject to personal opinion, it is fair to state and to support that the history of the world would very likely be different if imperialism didn’t play a role.

European countries had a significant interest in the Americas because of the resources that existed. The Europeans established colonies throughout the Americas to have access to these resources. They also benefited from the trade that existed with their colonies. The Americas might be very different today if the Europeans weren’t interested in controlling land beyond their borders.

There are other examples to consider when adopting this opinion. The United States wanted to gain land beyond its borders in the late 1800s. This led to the Spanish-American War. If we weren’t that interested in getting land, we probably wouldn’t have taken an interest in what was happening to the people of Cuba at the hands of the Spanish. The Spanish-American War probably wouldn’t have occurred.

Both World War I and World War II had imperialism as a cause. Countries had been getting land beyond their borders because there were economic, political, and military benefits to doing this. This led a country like Germany, which became a united country around 1870, to want to get involved. However, most lands were already colonized. The only way for Germany to get more land was by going to war against the countries that had these lands. The desire for land motivated Germany in both World War I and World War II.

It is fair to conclude that the world would be different today if countries weren’t imperialistic.