COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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Economic reasons due to the Industrial Revolution
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Social and cultural reasons
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Military reasons
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The desire for glory and power
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Detailed explanation-1: -POLITICAL motives were based on a nation’s desire to gain power, to compete with other European countries, to expand territory, to exercise military force, to gain prestige by winning colonies, and to boost national pride and security.
Detailed explanation-2: -Colonies such as India and South Africa were used to gather large amount of raw materials to feed the British factories. These included resources such as gold, rubber, cotton, etc. Therefore, historians consider the economic benefits of imperialism as a major motive or cause of sparking the Age of Imperialism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Industrialization set the stage for imperialism in Great Britain. More demand for products, higher population, rapid economic growth, a new sense of nationalism led to Great Britain taking over huge amounts of land throughout the globe.