WORLD HISTORY

COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM

THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM 1870 1914

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Critics charged that imperialism was
A
moral
B
a tool of the rich
C
too democratic
D
bad for the economy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It included among its members such notables as Andrew Carnegie, Mark Twain, William James, David Starr Jordan, and Samuel Gompers with George S. Boutwell, former secretary of the Treasury and Massachusetts, as its president.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dadabhai Naoroji, R. C. Dutt, Ranade, Gokhale, G. Subramania Iyer, were among those who grounded Indian nationalism firmly on the foundation of anti-imperialism by fashioning the world’s first economic critique of colonialism, before Hobson and Lenin.

Detailed explanation-3: -How does Conrad criticize imperialism in Heart of Darkness? Conrad criticizes imperialism in Heart of Darkness by showing the greed of European powers in Africa. Through Kurtz, he shows the greed and eventual madness that comes with an obsession with wealth.

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