COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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Question
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Economic reasons
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National pride
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Search for raw materials
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Social darwinism
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All of the above were motives
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Detailed explanation-1: -RELIGIOUS motives included the desire to spread Christianity, to protect European missionaries in other lands, to spread European values and moral beliefs, to educate peoples of other cultures, and to end the slave trade in Africa.
Detailed explanation-2: -The goal of imperialism is to acquire resources, often through exploitation and force. Motives for imperialism include economic, cultural, political, moral, and exploratory control.
Detailed explanation-3: -What are the Five Motives for Imperialism? The conquering and occupying of countries around the world was driven by five main motives: exploratory, economic, political, ideological, and religious.
Detailed explanation-4: -The European imperialist push into Africa was motivated by three main factors, economic, political, and social. It developed in the nineteenth century following the collapse of the profitability of the slave trade, its abolition and suppression, as well as the expansion of the European capitalist Industrial Revolution.