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Various motives prompt empires to seek to expand their rule over other countries or territories. These include economic, exploratory, ethnocentric, political, and religious motives. Economic: Imperial governments, and/or private companies under those governments, sought ways to maximize profits. Industrialization and competition with Europe for power were factors that contributed to the growth of European imperialism. The effects of these factors were that they were able to use weaker nations to meet their commercial needs and if they had many colonies they would be grow to be richer and powerful.
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Causes of imperialism:
growing, competitive desire to gain power
the need for additional raw materials and new markets to serve industrialization
European desire to bring western civilization to their colonies
Effects of imperialism:
European control of many colonies and trade routes across Asia and Africa
European dependence on importing coffee, sugar, cotton, and other cash crops
the spread of Christianity to replace other cultures and traditions