Someone once said success has a price, while prosperity has a value.
             When comparing this statement with the benefits and pitfalls of Western
             expansionism, it is easy to conclude that in many cases the price that was
             stipulated by overpowering Western expansionism was indeed too high for the
             innocent. In many cases, those who were the target of Western expansionism
             were forced to accept, by the ruling and ruthless hand that forced it upon
             them, a Western imperialism which was never desired or requests. When
             looking at benefits and negatives of the prosperity of Western
             expansionism, it is fair to say that expansionism's value for European
             nations, in all probability, did not fairly equate to the inflated price
             that the innocent were forced to pay.
             It is not my intention in this paper to solely express only one side
             of Western expansionism, although I do believe that history has given us
             numerous examples of the pitfalls of Western Expansionism. These include
             the slaughter of the Aztecs that occurred when the Spaniards feared the
             growing Aztec resistance. The Spanish expeditions under the command of
             Hernan Cortez massacred many Aztecs at Cholula and pillaged the city, a
             taste for blood and expansionism that was mirrored by the Spanish genocide
             that occurred with attacks on the native population of Cuba.
             It is also possible that Western expansionism brought some real
             benefits to those people who were the targets of Western expansionism. In
             many cases, it can be argued that Western expansionism offered new economic
             opportunities and cultural diffusion. With expansionism, Europe brought
             technologies and medicines that could benefit the inhabitants of many
             countries. Today, countries like the United States and Canada are clear
             examples of countries that have high standards of living that may be
             attributed to the expansionist tendencies of Britain, France, and Spain.
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