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 · Population expansion · Countries would take over islands and harbors so they could build more bases for ships to sail to and f  rom · The wanting to spread ideas and discovery · Europeans wanted to prove they were the dominant race by controlling weaker races. · Countries believed they were more successful if they had a global empire.
 * · The need of resources developed the idea of expansion. They wanted land that supplied the country with the resources they needed to support the industry developing in the industrial revolution.

 The Europeans believed they were the supirior race and had the right to any land they want for the good of the human race. **

**//“I contend that we are the first race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race.”// --Cecil Rhodes

The need for the resources and land that other countries contained also made the idea of Imperialism seem justified for the Europeans. If you want something, you take it by force. **



Pros **- Spread of Cultural Ideas - Technology int roduced to Africa - Economics spread though out the world - Europe becomes a gains Political Power **



Cons **- Countries in Africa were destroyed ****<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> - Industry destroys businesses in India - Destroys African Land **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">- Economy becomes dependent on Europe **<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">

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Ellis, Elisabeth G. "The New Imperialism." __World History: The Modern Era__. Boston: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007. 388-415.

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