Positive+and+Negative+Effects+of+Imperialism

===Positive and Negative Effects of Imperialism on Colonized Peoples ===

__Positive__: 
 * Reduced local warfare
 * Improved sanitation and provided hospitals and schools
 * Lifespans increased
 * Literacy rates improved
 * Economic expansion

__Negative__:
 * New diseases killed natives
 * People lost control of their land
 * Famines from change in cash crops in place of subsistence agriculture
 * Breakdown of traditional culture
 * Differences were ignored and traditional enemies were forced to live together when countries were divided between European powers
 * In India, the British restricted Indian owned industries like textile making which caused many Indians to be put out of work
 * In Egypt, The British imposed heavy taxes upon the Egyptians to keep them from leaving the country, where in order to pay them, the people had to remain in Egypt.

Above: Great Britain brought improved education and literacy to its colonies http://www.ica.coop/al-housing/content_images/LawBooks.jpg