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POSITIVE (benefits) NEGATIVE (suffer) How did native cultures benefit or suffer from imperialism? Given this reading and what you know, do you think imperialism is good or bad? Why? POSITIVE (benefits) NEGATIVE (suffer) Javanese farmers got paid for their cash crops  not slave labor Their productions were introduced to the European markets, had a consistent buyer Introduced to ideas of Liberty (freedom), equality, and democracy Native culture is viewed as less then to Western culture  ex. Indians can’t understand/appreciate freedom (liberty) like British people [doc 1] Western nations tricked East/Africa to give up all of their natural resources Javanese only got paid enough to survive – the Dutch/people on top took most of the profit Forced to trade to only one European nation

POSITIVE (benefits) NEGATIVE (suffer) How did native cultures benefit or suffer from imperialism? Given this reading and what you know, do you think imperialism is good or bad? Why? POSITIVE (benefits) NEGATIVE (suffer) Javanese farmers get to trade with Europe – interaction with the world market Learn about Western ideas of: Liberty (freedom), equality, democracy The farmers were paid for their cash crops  not slave labor Native culture is viewed as less then to Western culture  ex. Indians can’t understand/appreciate freedom (liberty) like British people [doc 1] Africa was tricked/scammed by the West to sign over all of their natural resources to the West Despite being paid for their cash crops, most of the profit went to the West or the people at the top, the farmers only had enough to not starve Restricted to trading their cash crops to one European country who would take that product and trade it to the rest of Europe