Motives for War
This economic motive focused on securing raw materials and new markets.
What is economic gain?
This continent saw the most intense European competition before 1914.
What is Africa?
This Asian nation defeated China in 1895.
What is Japan?
Falling prices from 1873‑1896 describe this economic period.
What is the Long Depression?
Imperial tensions raised hostility inside this system.
What is the alliance system?
This idea claimed empire increased national prestige and global status.
What is Nationalism?
Britain focused on controlling this key trade route to India.
What is the Suez Canal?
Victory in this war (1904–05) confirmed Japan as a world power.
What is the Russo‑Japanese War?
This ideology argued colonies should supply raw materials to the metropole (mother country) because wealth is limited.
What is mercantilism?
Naval rivalry especially involved these two countries.
What are Britain and Germany?
This belief argued Europeans had a duty to “civilize” other peoples.
What is the civilizing mission?
This 19th‑century agreement failed to prevent imperial rivalry in Africa.
What is the Berlin Conference?
This country expanded overseas after 1898.
What is the USA?
This economist challenged mercantilism with free‑trade ideas.
Who is Adam Smith?
Colonial disputes contributed indirectly to this 1914 evet.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary? Also known as the July Crisis.
Fear of rival powers gaining territory encouraged this motive.
What is strategic/military security?
Control of naval bases mattered because of this new form of warfare.
What is steam‑powered naval warfare?
This empire struggled to compete industrially with rivals.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
Industrial economies pushed imperialism to avoid this problem.
What is overproduction?
Empires encouraged arms buildup, contributing to this concept.
What is militarism?
This combination of motives defined “New Imperialism.”
What are economic, political, and ideological motives?
Imperial rivalries increased tensions between powers, contributing to what 20th‑century event?
What is World War I?
Industrialization mattered because it supported what two imperial needs?
What are military power and economic production?
Economic competition increased rivalry between which major European powers?
What are Britain, France, and Germany?
Overall, imperialism helped make war more likely by increasing what?
What are tensions and mistrust?