Goals of Imperialism
European nations wanted more of these in order to produce goods back in the "mother country"
Natural Resources
This European country is an island and practiced imperialism in India and South Africa
England or Britain
European had an advantage because more advanced of these
these troubled most of these areas as a result of unnatural borders
Wars and conflicts
European nations competed for this in order to have sell their goods
Markets
This European country were imperialists in Vietnam, Laos, and Algeria
France
Imperialists encouraged distrust between different groups which is a strategy called
divide and rule
When creating a colony, people with little in common were thrown together, or those with a lot in common had a line drawn between them
Unnatural boarders
These are some of the main places where European expansion happen
Asia and Africa
Name other European country that were imperialists
Portugal, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Germany
Europeans had an advantage with the cure for this disease.
Malaria
money from their natural resources wasn’t spent on developing the industries in the colonial countries
Cash Grab
Many countries wanted more colonies to do this
Show power to other European countries
local leaders
In education, culture, agriculture, development and economics, the imperialists pushed their own ideas about the world
West is the Best
A non-economic goal of imperialism
to bring religion to the godless
Countries had lower levels of this which allowed for easier European imperialistic expansion.
Technology
In order to control large numbers of natives peoples, Europeans used oppression, military might and placed unpopular/unelected leaders in power
Hierarchy