Imperialism In The 19th Century

Starting around the 19th century, imperialism is the act of one country taking control of another. Throughout the 1800s, a myriad of European countries dominated other, smaller countries. The leaders of the imperialist countries justified this act by saying it was their duty to spread their religion, language, and government to the “savage” and “uncivilized” natives (their “white man’s burden”). Imperialist nations were also constantly competing with each other for superiority and ascendancy. They believed that if they had control over the most land then they were the most powerful. Imperialist countries were trying to expand their empire and, with that, establish nationalism. In addition to all of this, imperialist nations wanted access to