COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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for vacation destinations
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their countries were overpopulated
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3rd world countries were exotic
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they wanted raw materials and new markets
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Detailed explanation-1: -Because the Industrial Revolution increased the production capacity of Western states astronomically, there was an enormous hunger for raw materials to satisfy demands. Thus, the Western powers sought colonies where raw materials were abundant and where they could be appropriated at little to no cost.
Detailed explanation-2: -Through the use of direct military force, economic spheres of influence, and annexation, European countries dominated the continents of Africa and Asia.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The renewed push to expand territorial control included not only the earlier colonial powers of western Europe but also newcomers such as Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, and the United States.