Propaganda of Imperialism
Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many European powers and later American leaders began a series of colonization's which lasted for generations. During the era of imperialism, many countries increased their interests in far away lands and had to justify their conquests to their own citizens as well as the rest of the world's stage. Many nations began turning out propaganda justifying their actions in underdeveloped nation. Authors such as German born Friedrich Fabri and British Rudyard Kipling, along with other artists and public figures, fell into a nationalistic attitude and began publishing propaganda which glorified their nations. Pro-imperialist propaganda honored nations for sacrificing to bring "civilization" to the rest of the world. However, after the turning of the twentieth century, a backlash towards this ruthless imperialism began to surface in response to years of support. Imperialism opened up new markets for both raw and manufactured goods. It also helped expand the economy of those powers which controlled these new markets. European countries like Spain, Britain and France had been active in colonization since the sixteenth centuries, but with new revolutions which came with the In
Rather than understanding the Filipino's own desire to be self-sufficient and independent, American propaganda glorified the United States in its attempt to quell the native population in order to gain a colony. dustrial Revolution brought renewed interest in colonization. This illustration portrays a group of honorable looking solders who are going off to fulfill the needs of imperialism. To some, imperialism became a form of conversion; if a Christian nation controlled a heathen land, that nation was performing its duty to spread the word of the Lord. Fabri believed that it was Germany's obligation as a well cultured nation to improve those colonies which were believed to be inferior and even barbaric. Through the nation's concentration on developing its colonies, the German national spirit would be revived. The image entitled "Te White Man's Burden" satirizes Kipling's poem. Nations such as Germany, began producing propaganda claiming that development was an essential feature of imperialism, and thus conquests could be justified through a sense of national pride, "We are convinced beyond doubt that the colonial question has become a matter of life and death for the development of Germany, (Fabri, 142). Pro-imperialist propaganda instead focused on those native's inferiority and the West's duty to "help" those who were unable to help themselves. Unlike Fabri in Germany, who wished to influence German politics through his propaganda, Kipling glorified British imperialism through art. What these examples of late nineteenth century propaganda do not show is the impact of "The White Man's burden" upon the natives who resided in the colonized lands. They are leaving their loved ones in order to spread the idea of freedom to those thought to be inferior. Images like the illustration found on page 148 glorify the sacrifices made by imperialists powers to retain control of their colonies. England controlled its colonies through its idea of cultural superiority, which Fabri admired and wished to apply to German possessions.
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