assert power over other parts of the world (apex)
Spread European beliefs and values around the world
(Apex) demonstrate their superiority to other countries on an international scale.
access valuable Natural Resources in foreign territories (APEX)
access valuable natural resources in foreign territories
it was to spread their religion (apex)
gain acess to natural resoures (apex)
Expand peace and freesdom
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(APEX) Gain access to natural resources and foreign markets
Europeans believed they were morally superior to the peoples of Africa and Asia.
european Imperialism in the late 19th century
It suggested that powerful countries had the right to rule over weaker countries.
It suggested that powerful countries had the right to rule over weaker countries.
It's not. The Age of Imperialism ran from about 1870 to 1960 or so, when various European countries decided that they had the right to divide among themselves other areas such as China and Africa.
Imperialism, according to most proponents of its causes, is the final stage of advanced capitalism. There was no advanced capitalism until the end of the 19th century. Even Adam Smith wrote about capitalism only in the late 18th century. Smith had no predictions on how capitalism might develop into imperialism.
The main economic factor that motivated imperialism was the powerful hold over land. In the 19th century the Europe had power over the raw materials too.
imperialism was the taking over of a smaller or weaker nation or regional by stronger countries , which were later knwn as mother countries.imerialism lasted from the 1800s-1900s, this was most common in european countries, which started due to the need of balance of power ,nationalism, and economic motives.
European imperialism in China during the 19th Century hurt the Chinese economy and their governments. The people were exploited. Japan & the USA were also involved in using imperialism in China as well. Imperialism continued into the 20th century as well.
The White ManÃ?s Burden is a 19th century poem by Rudyard Kipling that implied the act of colonialism was the noble responsibility of European and Americans to help the natives of these countries to rise up and better themselves. The poem, in general, referred to the period of colonization of countries by European powers sometimes called cultural Imperialism as a noble Christian effort.
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The 19th century European imperialism was mainly caused by the desperate need of nations to secure their acquired territories and colonies. Also, they needed to strengthen their military forces to defend against possible invasion.