Whether the New Imperialism had many negative effects would determine upon whose point of view you were looking at it with. From someone like Britain's point of view, it would have been better for them than say the Indians who had barely any say in their colonization. The British did however have to face things like religious discontent with their policies, which induced the horrible massacre of the Sepoy Rebellion, Nationalism among their conquered peoples, and wars due to the opposition of their trade approach by the Chinese government. The people that were conquered also had their fair share of negative effects resulting from the New Imperialism. The people in India had to face famine because of the British economically centered farming policies, the pressure of a rapidly rising population, and the loss of a once-prosperous hand-weaving industry due to the importation of cheaply made British textiles. The Chinese had to deal with the importation of British opium into their country and the pressures of forced modernization.
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