WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Old Imperialism was driven with 3 objectives. These 3 objectives were 3G’s – God, Glory, Gold. Gold – With the discovery of America, Christopher Columbus was richly rewarded, Glory – the fame it brings to the explorer and his nation, God – Europeans believed they have to spread Christianity everywhere.

Detailed explanation-2: -Motives for European Imperialism. The three main motivators of European imperialism were economic growth, rivalry between nations, and moral superiority.

Detailed explanation-3: -Describe the four main motives of the new imperialists. Various motives prompt empires to seek to expand their rule over other countries or territories. These include economic, exploratory, ethnocentric, political, and religious motives.

Detailed explanation-4: -Old imperialism focused on the physical endeavors of establishing a colony or searching for riches. New imperialism searched for cheap resources, crops, or labor in order to mass manufacture goods to then sell to their domestic and foreign markets.

Detailed explanation-5: -The “golden age” of imperialism was the 19th century, during which European nations held empires that covered much of the world. During this period, Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, Russia, and Great Britain all relied on imperialism to build their wealth.

Detailed explanation-6: -Old Imperialism refers to the time period, from the 1400s until the 1600s, in which European powers set out to explore, conquer, and establish colonial empires in order to make profit.