HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Most Europeans felt that the Africans and Asians were a threat to them.
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Most Europeans felt that their nationality was superior to Africans and Asians.
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Most Europeans felt that the Africans and Asians were easy to imperialize.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mostly, the motives were economic, political, racial, or religious. Europeans felt that they were racially and morally superior to Africans, Asians, and other Indigenous people and that they had the right to conquer them.
Detailed explanation-2: -The reasons for African colonisation were mainly economic, political and religious.
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. The Industrial Revolution stimulated the hunt for colonies. Political. Every country wanted national hegemony – that is, to be the No. Military. Every imperialist country was worried about its own national security: The competition among imperialist powers was vicious. Cultural. Religious.