Motives For Imperialism

During the nineteenth and twentieth century, the Industrial powers of the world had decided to move on and expand their territories by using Imperialism. Imperialism by definition is to expand a country's power by gaining control over other areas of the world. World powers benefited greatly from this policy. They justified their motives for Imperialism as humanitarian efforts, nationalist views, superior and highly racist outlooks, and economics needs. But the greater purpose for Imperialism was economic. The world powers went into countries with resources with the thought to create larger industrial empires. They created excuses saying that they were helping the indigenous people become more modern when in reality they undermined them. World