6 motives of imperialism – Flashcards
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Economic
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desire to make money to expand and control foreign trade to create new markets for products to acquire raw materials and cheap labor to compete for investments and resources to export industrial technology and transportation methods
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Military
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To claim territory to create bases to protect the empire to exercise military force to use as a refuel and resupply area to boost national pride and security
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Political
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based on a nations desire to gain power to compete with other european countries to expand territory to gain prestige by winning colonies to boost national pride
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Ideological
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based on cultural values such as the belief that the white race was superior other cultures were "primitive" social Darwinism europeans should "civilize" peoples in other parts of the world great nations will survive
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Religious
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the desire to spread christianity to protect european missionaries in other lands to spread european values and moral beliefs to educate peoples of other culture to end slave trade in Africa
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Exploratory
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the desire to explore "unknown" or uncharted territory to conduct scientific research to conduct medical searches for the causes and treatments of disease to go on an adventure to investigate unknown cultures
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Exploratory
