HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Economic reasons due to the Industrial Revolution
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Social and cultural reasons
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Military reasons
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The desire for glory and power
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Detailed explanation-1: -2) Economic-Among the five motives for imperialism, economic expansion is probably the most significant.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because the Industrial Revolution increased the production capacity of Western states astronomically, there was an enormous hunger for raw materials to satisfy demands. Thus, the Western powers sought colonies where raw materials were abundant and where they could be appropriated at little to no cost.
Detailed explanation-3: -Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -Industrial revolution : Industrial revolution in European countries resulted in a great increase in production. National security : Nationalism : Balance of Power : Discovery of new routes : Growth of population : State of Anarchy :