Question

Give three reasons why many european powers were engaged in imperialism during the industrial revolution

Answer 1

• Economic: Imperial governments, and/or private companies under those governments, sought ways to maximize profits.

• Exploratory: Imperial nations or their citizens wanted to explore territory that was, to them, unknown.

• Ethnocentric: Imperial nations sometimes believed that their cultural values or beliefs were superior to other nations or groups. Imperial conquest, they believed, would bring successful culture to inferior people.