The Global Effects of Imperialism, World War I, and the Great Depression Bentley first spoke about intercultural interactions as a way to classify the history of the world. He also wrote about the importance of understanding events from a global perspective, not just from one country's perspective. Thanks to these two key elements of his argument, we can evaluate events differently than before, finding ways to step back and observe actions as they affect multiple nations at once. Of these international events from 1870 to 1945, the Era of Imperialism, World War I, and the Great Depression had worldwide impacts on economic and social issues. Imperialism in the late 19th century became a competition between European countries to take control of as many areas as possible. in Africa before the others. For the most part, France, England, and Germany vied for bragging rights over these countries. At the time they thought that the more colonies a country had, the more prestigious and noble it appeared. European countries were trying to demonstrate their power. Not only that, but imperialism helped build a strong economy in the motherland because it could invade its colonies and deprive them of natural resources to produce goods. In turn, that country could then sell these goods to the colony to make money. Rudyard Kipling talks about this fierce competition in "The White Man"......middle of paper......as Germany and France also imposed new poll taxes on their colonies in Africa to offset the money that they had lost. As a result of the Great Depression in America, countries around the world faced depressions of their own. From 1870 to 1945, imperialism, World War I, and the Great Depression had global economic and social impacts. The effects of imperialism caused increased tension between nations as European countries sought to display their power and prosper economically through invading areas of Africa. During World War I, existing empires were dismantled and new nations emerged as a result. As a result, Woodrow Wilson devised a new system to control the threat by creating the League of Nations. After World War I, countries turned their economies inward once the Great Depression hit and the domino effect took its toll on countries around the world..