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Imperialism

Imperialism. en.wikipedia.org. The policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies . Why did European's imperialize?.

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Imperialism

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  1. Imperialism en.wikipedia.org The policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies

  2. Why did European's imperialize? • There were four main factors motivating imperialism 1-Economics 2-Nationalism 3- a conviction that the white race was superior to all others, and 4- desire for more territory. my.bhsonline.org

  3. What was the impact of European imperialism? • Imperial power found a variety of political systems in the lands they conquered some societies had strong central government • Once in power imperialist nation imposed their own systems they ruled colonies in one of two ways 1-indirect rule 2-direct rule multimedialearning.org

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