The rise of imperialism in Southeast Asia started in the 15th century when several sea voyages were determined to find a way to India in order to develop trade connections with Europe. There were mixed results and impacts of colonialism in Southeast Asia. One of the impacts was economical growth especially on the basis of goods or cash crops that could be traded in the global market (Tarlinq, 2001). The communication and transport sectors greatly improved but this was only beneficial to Europe. Indigenous people reacted by migrating into the mines and plantation regions with the aim of working there.
Cultural changes emerged and this led to religious and racial conflicts, which are still witnessed in the current age (Tarlinq, 2001).One non-violent revolution is the Indian Independence Movement, which started in the year 1857. The movement went on until the year 1947. Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the movement used various non-violent tactics. Some of them include marches, fasting and preaching non-violence. Gandhi came up with the aspect of social justice that entailed empathizing with other people (Books, LLC, 2010).
The American Revolution on the other hand is a good example of violent revolution. Military men were used to wage battles with the aid of various weapons. Various battlefield tactics were used for instance the linear tactics (Fiske, 2001). Both the Indian movement and the American Revolution achieved their set goals. The outcome of the Indian movement was Indians victory over the British while the eventual outcome of the American Revolution was the end of the British rule over Americans.
References
Books, LLC (2010). Literature of Indian Independence Movement. Devi Chaudhurani. Books LLC
Fiske, J. (2001). The American Revolution. Elibron.com
Tarlinq, N. (2001). Imperialism in Southeast Asia. “A fleeting, passing phase”. Routledge
