WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Imperialism results from a complex of causes in which in varying degrees economic pressures, human aggressiveness and greed, the search for security, the drive for power and prestige, nationalist emotions, humanitarianism, and many other factors are effective.

Detailed explanation-2: -What are the Five Motives for Imperialism? The conquering and occupying of countries around the world was driven by five main motives: exploratory, economic, political, ideological, and religious.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sleeping sickness, smallpox and skin infections were the most obvious. Colonial authorities attempted mass inoculation campaigns for smallpox and set up quarantine zones that restricted where the porters were allowed to travel. But even so, the diseases spread. Among them was syphilis, which arrived with the Europeans.

Detailed explanation-4: -Political and strategic. The power and prestige of a country was measured by the number of colonies which they controlled. Demographic. Europe’s population had grown greatly during the 19th century (from 300 in 1870 to 400 in 1914). Economic. Geographic and technical. Cultural and ideological.

Detailed explanation-5: -Economic competition among industrial nations. Political and military competition, including the creation of a strong naval force. A belief in the racial and cultural superiority of people of Anglo-Saxon descent.