HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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The desire of Asians to convert to Christianity
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The willingness of imperialists to respect local traditions and customs
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The spread of nationalism among native people in colonial areas
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Their technological and military superiority
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the late 1800’s, economic, political, and religious motives prompted these nations to expand their influence over other regions, each with a goal to increase their power across the globe. The Industrial Revolution of the 1800’s created a need for natural resources to fuel newly invented machinery and transportation.
Detailed explanation-2: -The five main motives for imperialism include exploration, economic expansion, increased political power, the diffusion of ideological beliefs, and the spreading of religious beliefs and practices to others.
Detailed explanation-3: -Economic growth, moral superiority, and rivalry between nations were the main causes of European imperialism. These led European nations to build vast overseas empires.
Detailed explanation-4: -The “Age of Imperialism” was fueled by the Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States, and it profoundly influenced nation-building efforts in Japan and China. As the desire to exert regional strength grew, Japan also began to expand its colonial influence across East Asia.
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.