WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which European countries participated in the “New Imperialism”? And what continents were the Europeans looking to imperialize?
A
Serbia, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland, Denmark, and Finland
B
Spain, Sweden, Croatia, and Ukraine
C
Britain, Belgium, France, Italy, and Germany
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In their efforts to find a direct trade route to Asia during the age of Old Imperialism, European nations established colonies in the Americas, India, South Africa, and the East Indies, and gained territory along the coasts of Africa and China.

Detailed explanation-2: -What led European imperialism, and why did it succeed? European nations wanted to control lands that had raw materials that they needed for their industrial economies and to open up new markets for their goods that they made, this led to European Imperialism.

Detailed explanation-3: -The desire of European nations to build an empire and become a world power was the primary motivation behind the political motive for imperialism. Countries used their military as the primary method for political expansion.

Detailed explanation-4: -European Expansionism The expansion of European nations as empires (also known as imperialism) can be seen as a key cause of World War I, because as countries like Britain and France expanded their empires, it resulted in increased tensions among European countries.

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