HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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We should not become involved with people who are different from us
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These lands are sources of raw materials and markets for our products
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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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: -Much of this occurred in Africa, where Britain, France and Germany all vied for land and control. 4. This ‘scramble for empire’ fuelled rivalry and led to several diplomatic incidents, such as two Moroccan crises that were largely precipitated by the German Kaiser.
Detailed explanation-3: -Africans would benefit from enslavement, Europeans argued, as it freed them from their savage state. When Europeans decided to settle in the Americas, they declared that the indigenous people there were also savages, unfit to cultivate their rich lands.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following best summarizes the causes of imperialism in the late 1800s? Westerners wanted to spread their religion, sell manufactured good, gain territory to compete with other countries.