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Yaman Atwat p6

A. Imperialism is when stronger countries take over weaker ones for reasons like wanting more power.

B. Europeans wanted to control Africa because they craved power and Africa had valuable resources like gold and diamonds. They could easily take these resources since the local people couldn't, and they also enslaved the locals who couldn't resist.

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Stephanie Negrete

Period 6
A. Imperialism is when a strong country takes control of other, weaker countries.

B. Opinion: Europeans wanted to dominate Africa mainly to get valuable resources and have more power compared to other European nations.

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Sebastian Garcia

Period 5

1. Imperialism means to take control over something or take power over a weaker country

2. One motive of why they wanted to take control of Africa is because of economic like they wanted to control trade routes and also resources they had like golf and diamonds for profits or for wealth

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Jaiden Ramos

Period 1

A) I believe that the definition of Imperialism in my definition is when countries power is extending through a single person or the emperor.

B) I think the main motive of the Europeans wanting to dominate Africa is because it was a political and economic reason as they wanted to control the trade routes through Africa and gain profit from them

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Cooper Acton

Period 6

A. The simple definition of Imperialism is when countries that are stronger, or more Industrialized take over lots of different aspects of society, as well as taking over weaker countries that can't fight back against them. There is always a motive or motives for why countries do this. The motives can range from them wanting more power, wanting to show off, racism, and many other reasons.

B. I think the main motive for why Europeans wanted to take over Africa was because of their craving for power. It is natural human nature to have power over others, but it was also easy for Europeans to take over Africa because it was relatively close to Europe location wise. But there is also the fact that there were lots of gold and diamonds in Africa, which gives them even more power if they obtain the diamonds and gold. And since the locals can't get it themselves, then they can just take it from them. Additionally, there were lots of people who were already living there and the Europeans could enslave them, and they wouldn't be able to fight back which makes it even easier for the Europeans to take over Africa.

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Nick Costanza P2

A.) Imperialism: Extending a countries power through an emperor

B.) The main motive behind why I think Europeans wanted to dominate Africa is to make money. The main reason I think is that they wanted to control their ports, and control trade routes through Africa.

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Debora Sixtos

Period 6

A) Imperialism is when land is taken over by a country to gain control and power. An example is Puerto Rico since they got taken over.

B) I think the main reason Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was because of their rich materials. Since Africa had these materials that Europe wanted, Europe probably wanted them to profit from.

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Maya Morales

Period 5

A. Imperialism is when a powerful country extends its control and influence over other regions or nations, often by acquiring territories, establishing colonies, or exerting economic and political dominance. It involves the expansion of a nation's power beyond its borders through various means, such as military conquest, economic exploitation, or cultural influence. Imperialism often results in the subjugation of the colonized territories to serve the interests of the imperial power.

B. Expressing opinions on historical motives can be subjective, but some argue that economic interests, such as access to resources and markets, were significant motivations for Europeans wanting to dominate Africa during the era of imperialism.

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George Costescu

Period:6

A)Imperialism is when a country is of very high power and or ahead in advancements and have more power over others so they take other people's land to help benefit themselves.

B) I believe that the biggest reason that Europe wanted to conger and take over Africa was because of the abundant amount of great resources such as oil diamonds and iron that they had and were plentiful in Africa. So if Europe got there hands on such resources they probably believed they could become a ton stronger and become a greater power overall.

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Zofia Niebres

Period 3

A)Imperialism is the process of a stronger country taking over the smaller remaining areas around it. It expands its power and authority through colonization or economic dominance, to increase its own power and resources.

B) I believe that the main reason why Europe felt the need to take over Africa was because Africa had many useful resources, as well as to show their dominance and to extend their authority

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Raquel Gallardo

Period 5

A) Imperialism is when a country uses their power to take over another territory to help benefit themselves.

B) The Europeans motive to dominate Africa was simply because of Africa's resources. The Europeans wanted to gain all the materials such as oil, iron, animals, diamonds, and other resources. If the Europeans took over Africa it would benefit Europe a whole lot and that's why they wanted to overtake Africa.

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Charlee Del Bello

Period 1

A. Imperialism is a powerful country that wants to take over power of other countries to make them weaker. They take the power, religions, money, and benefits.

B. I think the main reason Europeans wanted to dominate Africa for the rich materials. They want to use Africa because of the trade they have and to make them smaller and take all their power to strengthen themselves. The more power they get from Africa, the more power and benefits they get from Africa's loss.

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A. Imperialism is a powerful country that wants to take over power of other countries to make them weaker. They take the power, religions, money and benefits.

B. I think the main reason Europeans wanted to dominate Africa for the rich materials. They want to use Africa because of the trade they have and to make them smaller and take all their power to strengthen themselves. The more power they get from Africa, the more power and benefits they get from Africa's loss.

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Mason Konoske

Period 6

A) Imperialism can be seen as when a country that is shown to be powerful and very developed take over weaker countries, giving them more power, wealth, and other benefits.

B) I believe the main reason for Europe wanting to take over Africa is due to their richness is resources that may not be fully accessible to them. It is clear that Europeans would have wanted to expand trade routes, and having those resources could be a huge help in that category.

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Jeremy Lee

Period 6

A) Imperialism is when a country with a stronger advantage and much more power dominates the weak and smaller countries to gain even more power and land.

B) I think Europeans wanted to dominate Africa because Europeans knew they were powered with wealth and Africa does not have that. Africa is indeed a big continent, so taking over will help Europeans extend their land and power to other countries nearby which are always small and poor.

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Jonathan Goebel

Period 6

A) Imperialism can best be described as when a bigger and stronger nation takes control over a smaller nation on both the political and social level using it and its resources for the benefit of the invading nation.

B) I think the biggest reason why European nations wanted to take control over Africa was for the economical benefits. Africa is rich in resource that countries like the U.K. and France could not get in their own borders and so controlling Africa and its resources.

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Ethan Foust

Period. 6

A) Imperialism is when a country with more power and influence takes control over a weaker country using force or diplomacy mostly favoring for its own gains.

B) I think the main reason Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was due to their rich and valuable resources which they could not get such a quantity of without controlling Africa. I also believe they wanted to create a monopoly with their resources like the oil for example and the power they would have gained from having control over Africa's landmass. With this they could force anyone who opposed them to conform to Europe or be reliant on Europe and it's resources.

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Louis Miyata

Period 6

A) Imperialism is when a power-hungry country that is more powerful takes over a smaller, weaker country to gain more power and land.

B) I think the main reason why Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was because of its rich natural materials. I think their thought process was that if Europe conquered Africa, they would become unstoppable. With Europe's unstoppable military power and Africa's vast eco life, Europe would easily become the strongest in the whole world. This will help Europe gain more valuable resources such as oils, iron, and gold. Which will overall increase their richness as a continent.

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Emily Spicer

Period 6

A) Imperialism is when a larger country with more power takes control of countries that do not have as much power so that they can expand their power and gain land

B) I think the main reason that Europeans wanted to take control of Africa becasuse Africa was more advanced and had a lot more recourses. Them taking over Africa would increase their profit, and they would gain resources and power.

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Alexa Cardoso

Per 6

A)﻿Imperialism is basically a stronger country taking control of surrounding areas for their own benefits. its when one country takes over another country fully in aspects such as territory, economic, social, political, and many other essential aspects of society.

B)In muy opinion the main reason Europeans wanted to dominate africa was because of land and natural resources. It was very unique in terms of recourse and over all something the Europeans have yet to see. They saw this as a golden opportunity to dominate Africa. Africa is full of raw materials and it would be easy to use those resources to theEuropean advantage.Product production would be great for the Europeans, and so would trading as many would be interested in what Africa has to offer.

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Hailey Kim

Period 5

A)Imperialism is when a country that is bigger and has more power takes over weak and smaller countries to gain more power and land

B) I think that the main reason why Europe wanted to take over Africa was because they wanted the resources. They had oils, copper, gold and more valuable resources. I think that they wanted to take those so they could have more valuable resources. These resources could contribute a lot to Europe

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Dorian Carrillo Ferrer

Period 6

A) Imperialism is when a country that has more strength and power takes over smaller/weaker countries in order to gain and control more land.

B) I think Europeans wanted to take over Africa due to the richness in materials and recourses Africa was able to provide. Doing this allowed Europe's economy to grow with more money and power. Selling and trading more products to expand and become stronger as a nation. It provided them with more pros in every way possible for their continent.

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Sophia Matthews

Period 6

A) Imperialism is when a bigger more powerful country takes over a smaller one because they want more power and land.

B) I think Europe wanted to take over the convenient of Africa because they had more resources that Europe did not have. By taking over Africa they would be able to sell the new resources and products so they could gain even MORE power and money from that. I think they also wanted to expand their land to gain more people to build up their power.

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A) Imperialism is when a country is much bigger than another and uses it's bigger and stronger army on the smaller weaker country in order to expand their land and power.

B) I think the main reason why Europe wanted to take over Africa was it had an abutment of gold and a bunch of natural resources like oil, copper, ect. They would also gain land and power for invading over Europe and have much more land because they are greedy.

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Sarah Merrick

Period 5

A) Imperialism is when a bigger country takes over another country, because they want more power, and or land.

B) I think Europe wanted to take over Africa because they had rich resources such as oils and other high demand products. By gaining Africa they would be able to sell all the products and resources that were so rich in Africa, therefore gaining money, land, and resources.

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Younjun Kim(period:5)

A.) I think imperialism is for countries to expand their power and seize control of other countries

B.) I think the main reason may be to get many different resources in Africa. European countries wanted gold and abundant soil oils and other natural resources in the continent.

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JD Trujillo

Period 5

Imperialism is having power and using it forcefully to take control over land and territories for benefits.

I think the main motive was for the natural resources and economic gain that they would have from taking over. Since Africa is so rich in minerals, they would benefit from their abundance of minerals like diamonds. The Europeans would also gain the addition of more land and territories.

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Clayton Williams

Period 5

A) Imperialism is the practice or action of a country extending its power through influence or military force

B) I believe Europe wanted to dominate Africa to expand and improve their power and resources. They were greedy and that greed caused them to try and take over to gain more power.

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Eidai Baba

period 3

A)Imperialism is when strong countries want to have new colonies to strengthen their power and compete with other great powers.Also, advance trade advantageously.

B)I think the most motive which Europeans wanted to dominate is to get some resources and show your power to other countries.

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Kiana Mitchell

Period 3

A) Imperialism is when a country wants to expand its power and influence on society through military force. These industrialized countries take over the political, social, and economic aspects of other societies.

B) I think that the Europeans wanted to take over Africa because of the abundance of resources it had to offer to them and the ideology that the Europeans were superior to the people and Africa, and felt the need to teach them "the right way".

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Gavin Kroll

Period 1

A) Imperialism is when a stronger, smarter, and more intelligent country wants to rule and take over other regions.

B)The main reason Europe wanted to take over Africa is because of their natural resources. Africa was filled with gold and food and everything, Europe just wanted to steal and take it all away from them.

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Fallan Beck

Period 2

a) Imperialism is when another country wants to expand its power to other countries

b) I think Europe wants to take over Africa because Africa has lots of resources and skills.

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Kennedy Schlegel

period 2

A) Imperialism is where there is a policy for something that someone is ruling, wanting to make something powerful and stronger, also to take control of other areas.

B) i think the main reason why they want to dominate Africa is because of there resources and that they can make more profit. because they don´t have as many resources as they do

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Sarah Alvarez

Period 2

A) Imperialism is the decision made by a powerful nation to extend its social, economic, and religious views to weaker nations who are powerless to resist this unwelcome spread.

B) In my opinion, the abundance of resources available in Africa and the lack of work required on the part of the Europeans to obtain them were the main reasons behind European ideas to seize control of Africa.

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Romin Perez

Period 2

A) Imperialism is when a country wants to expand or grow its power into other countries/nations.

B) I think the main reason Europeans wanted to take over Africa was because they wanted resources that they did not have in Europe, such as the huge amount of gold in Africa.

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Conner Noson

Period 2

A) Imperialism is when another country wants to expand there economic, religious, and social beliefs into other territories.

B) I think Europe wants to take over Africa because Africa has a lot of natural resources such as gold and they can make profit off of that.

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Patrick Diaconu

Period 3

a) Imperialism is when a powerful "stronger" country extends its control over other nations.

b) Africa has lots of natural resources, like gold and other minerals. I think the reason why Europeans invaded Africa was to steal the natural resources for their own profit.

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Madyn Chavez

Per 1

A) Imperialism is when one country decides to expand and spread its social, economic, and religious beliefs to other less powerful countries who cannot stop this unwanted spread from occurring.

B) I think the main reason for Europe's ideas to take control of Africa was because of the very vast selection of resources the country has to offer, as well as the labor that the Europeans did not have to do to acquire those resources.

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Anierin Victor

Period 1

A) Imperialism is essentially when a powerful country wants to expand their rule into other territory, in an effort to become more powerful.

B) I think the main reason Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was due the the diverse terrain and vast supply of natural resources. I think it is possible Europe saw Africa and being weak and decided it would be easy to take over. After taking over Africa, it would be easier for Europe to grow their economy and power even farther.

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Amber Rivera

Period 2

a) imperialism is when someone or some place has higher rule than another person or place.

b) I think that Europeans wanted more, and more things like resources. And I think they wanted more of what Africa had to offer.

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Arianna Gomez

Period 6

A)Imperialism is a system in which a rich and powerful country controls other countries

B) I feel like the main reason that Europeans wanted to take over africa is because of the rich resources and storied they heard about the gold and beautiful landscape to themselves for their profit.

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Salo Mateus

P.1

A)Imperialism is like when a big, powerful country throws its weight around and takes control of other places. They might use their strong army or economic power to grab resources, land, or political advantages.

B) I think one of the reasons why the Europeans wanted to take over Africa was because Africa was a very diverse continent; for example, it has resources like gold, diamonds and other valuable things. For them it was like a gigantic treasure hunt. Also, they wanted to show off and be the boss in the global power game, kind of like a competition among themselves.

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Shelby Webb period 1

A) imperialism is when a country's power is forced on another country or place.

B) i think the Europeans just wanted more resources and like the people they felt were less than so they wanted to have more workers so they could pay them little to nothing

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Vashti Gomez

Period 1

A) Imperialism is when a country who is more powerful takes over another countries social, political, and economic aspects of another country.

B) I think that because of Africa's resources of oil, iron, and diamonds they could use it however they wanted. And I think that by doing this they would be able take all of the profits and cover it up as if Africa was just a vast blank land with some people roaming around.

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Jacob Lamas

period 2

A.) Imperialism Is when a country takes control of of countries Political, Social, and economic power.

B.) Europeans I think wanted control over Africa because they had an abundance of resources and had a lot of people they can put to work back in Europe. They also wanted to take Africa so they can profit of the resources and have extra supply of them.

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Johnny Ho

Period 2

A.)Imperialism is when countries expand their power and take over the social, economic and political aspects of another nation.

B.) the main reason would be to gain land and resources that are exclusive to that other nations. So european countries would want to take over africa is because they wanted their gold and rich soil oil and other natural resources.

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Leonard Maeshiro

Period 3

A) Imperialism is when another more powerful country takes control over social, political, and economic aspects of a weaker country. This often comes with the belief of superiority to the natives or a feeling of entitlement to the land.

B) I think the Europeans wanted to take Africa was because of its plentiful resources they could use. Useful and expensive items such as oil, diamonds, and iron were all plentiful in Africa. By gaining a monopoly European countries were able to sell the products for lots of money or use the materials in their own Industrial Revolution.

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Reese Ciccarelli

Period 1

A) Imperialism is when a country that believes is superior, takes over aspects of another "weaker" country. These aspects include politics, social, and economics.

B) I think the main reason Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was because of their resources. Africa's resources supplied oil, diamonds, iron, gold, etc. These resources from Africa would help Europe to build their economy.

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Zachary Allison

Period 3

A) Imperialism is the aspect of power a country holds over another territory. For instance, supremacy and dominance are above the financial, social, and economic status of the country.

B) The most logical reason European countries decided to overtake the continent of Africa was to manipulate their resources. Africa, especially Nigeria, holds masses of highly sought-after materials such as oil, diamonds, iron, animals, and other minerals. They viewed this as an opportunity to incorporate in the age of development (Industrial Revolution) and gather better supplies. All in all, Europe used Africa for their sources.

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Lucas Cabrera

P.3

A) Imperialism is when a country wants/tries to take take power from a "weaker" country.

B) I believe that the Europeans wanted to dominate Africa because they saw how much resources they had. The Europeans saw that Africa had an abundant amount of resources such as gold and diamonds so the Europeans saw that as a chance to strike.

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Anastasia Hoang

Period 1

A) Imperialism to me is when a country takes over the political, social, and economic aspects of another country by overpowering it.

B) I think the main reason Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was because Africa was really rich in natural resources like oil, gold, and more. I think they believed that once they took over Africa they would receive all the profit that Africa had originally made from those resources.

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Claire Chun

Period 1

A) In my words, I think imperialism is when a country politically, economically, and socially takes over another country.

B) I think the main motive for Europeans' desire to rule Africa is mostly driven by their natural resources. Africa possesses extremely valuable resources, and Europeans believed that owning resources similar to those found in Africa would increase their chances of dominating other nations.

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Johan Solares

P.2

A) Imperialism is when a big country overpowers another country.

B) I think that the main motive of Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was because of the countries natural resources and it because Africa wasn't was powerful, European countries would be able to overpower them.

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Jordan Vezeau

Period 2

A) Imperialism is when a country expands their power by forcefully taking over a weaker country and its society.

B) I think the main motive of the Europeans wanting to dominate Africa was Africa's economy. Africa had many natural resources that were valuable to the Europeans, such as rubber, timber, diamonds, and gold. During the Industrial Revolution, these important resources were needed in order for the Europeans to grow their economy.

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Connor Tran

Period 2

Imperialism is when one country invades and takes over another country and rules over them using force. They do this mostly for political, economical, religious gain.

The reason for Europe to want to take over Africa was to establish themselves as a strong country and as a stronger group of people. Africa was also rich in natural resources such as gold which would boost European economies. However the most valuable resource Europe was hoping to obtain were slaves. Although Africa had already been selling off their citizens, Europeans wished to obtain more. Hence is why they invaded.

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Myleia Davis P.2

A) Imperialism is when a country has more power or is more elite than another country. The act of Imperialism could/would be to overthrow/ forcibly take another country's power for said country's benefit.

B) I think the main motif of Europeans wanting to dominate Africa would be merely for land and the supply/resources that Africa withheld and was doing well with.

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Roxanne Choy

P.2

Simple definition of Imperialism:

Imperialism is when a dominant country uses it´s power to take control of another weaker country and acts like a ruler dictating the other country.

I think the main motive would be educating the Africans. They wanted them to learn the European way and teach them how to behave properly. They wanted them to change their way of life. They also wanted the Africans to learn how to follow commands so they can do basic tasks. The Europeans wanted to become rich, make profit, and cheap labor.

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Jae-Ho Park

Period 2

Imperialism is basically a stronger country taking control of surrounding areas for their own benefits.

I believe that the main motive Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was to make money or for economic purposes. This is due to the fact that Africa had an abundant amount of natural resources like diamonds and gold so the Europeans went for them.

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Darla Soto

per# 3

A) Imperialism is when a country wants or tries to get more power from another country, where powerful nations extend influence and control over other regions. Most often through political or economic means with trades.

B) I believe that the Europeans domination in Africa, their motives varied. Though economic interests with their resources going away, and their quest was for political powers. It was a time of intense colonization and domination. The Europeans saw that Africa had valuable resources and the land they had provided strategic advantages. Europe wanted all the kinds of resources Africa had such as gold, livestock, diamonds, and minerals. And at this time Africa probably wasn't as strong as Europe to defend themselves.

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Damian Arevalo

P.1

What is a SIMPLE definition of Imperialism?

A) Imperialism is when a powerful country takes power and control from another country

Which motive do you think is the main reason Europeans wanted to dominate Africa?

B) I Think the main motive why Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was for Africa's natural valuable resources and land.

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Isaiah Campbell

Period 3

A) Imperialism is when one country wishes to seek more power and in doing so provides off the weaker countries and takes over their political, social, and economic parts of society.

B) Africa was very unique in terms of recourse and over all something the Europeans have yet to see. They saw this as a golden opportunity to dominate Africa. Product production would be great for the Europeans, and so would trading as many would be interested in what Africa has to offer.

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Joaquin Deras

Period 1

Imperialism is maintaining power and trying to expand it onto other countries so that they have more power.

In my opinion I think Europeans thought that Africa did not have the materials that Europeans had and so they thought that it would be easy to take control. Also they could have wanted more territory.

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Valerie Cardoso

Period 1.

A) Imperialism is how much power a country has.

B) I think the main reason was because of their resources and economy. They wanted more power and they thought that Africa would be the easiest to take over. They knew they would make profit and gain resources so they did it.

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Leilani Aranda

P6

A) Imperialism is when an extension of a country's power is forced.

B) I believe that the main reason why Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was because of their natural resources. Africa's population started to decrease as trading went on. Due to that, the Europeans seen this as a weakness as well as beneficial for them.

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Aidan Yim

Period 5

A) Imperialism is when a country has more power than another country and influence through diplomacy or military force

B) I think the main motive for Europeans wanting to dominate Africa is because of their resources. Africa has very valuable resources and Europeans thought having the types of resources Africa had would give them a higher chance of having more power over other countries.

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Fatima Bautista

P.6

A) Imperialism is a country's politics and the amount of power it holds.

B) I think the reason why Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was because of their economy. They wanted more of what Africa had like their power such as their supply like in gold, food, because Africa has very natural and valuable resources. Even the military was another thing that was important, and overall Europeans were just looking for more wealth and to stabilize themselves.

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Noemi Diaz

Period 6

A. What is a SIMPLE definition of  Imperialism

Imperialism is when a country is stronger than another for example a country that has it politically, socially, economically stronger, in that case that country would take over another country that is much weaker.

B. Opinion- Which motive do you think is the main reason Europeans wanted to dominate Africa?

The main reason that I think that Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was because of there resources the richness that the possessed as well as Africa had a lot of territory but Africa wasn’t the strongest as the Europeans countries but Africa had gold life stock and many more good resources that the Europeans wanted so knowing that Africa was not the strongest they knew that it would be easier to take over there land to eventually have more supplies.

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Hayden Gonzales

Period 1

A)Imperialism is a strategy that began in Europe to take over and control certain factors of another society.

B) I believe that the main motive for Europeans wanting to dominate Africa was because of their resources. Africa's resources were very valuable that would be very beneficial to the Europeans. I also think it would increase their chances of overtaking other countries as well.

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Karen Yepez

Period 6

A) In simple terms, Imperialism is a system in which a rich and powerful country controls and takes over another country for its benefit.

B) I think the main reason Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was for their valuable resources. This is because they have many natural resources that would benefit the Europeans. After all, it can help make more products for them. The Europeans took and gained power from Africa since they expanded their economy.

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Rowan Peters

Period 6

A) Imperialism refers to a country politically, economically, and socially taking over another country.

B) I think the main reason Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was to increase their own power by increasing their supply of natural resources and therefore boosting economic and industry growth, military improvements, etc. However, Europe's domination of Africa was also rooted in racism and an idea of white supremacy regardless of their intentions when originally setting foot on the continent.

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Pauline Bui

period 6

Imperialism is a political strategy of having power and control to take over another territory, political or economical.

I believe the main reason why Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was because of their supply of natural resources and land. Europe wanted to expand their economy by taking advantage.

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Miriam Assaad

P6

A) Imperialism is when there is a country that is politically, socially, and economically stronger than another country that takes over a country that is weaker in those points. It is used when powerful Nations were in need for more land, this was used as a advantage and there was nothing the weaker country could do since they were not able to fight back equally.

B) The main reason I think Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was because of Africa's Resources. They have many natural resources and take care of the land around them. They had gold, livestock, agriculture, and more. Africa was not powerful like the European countries, so they thought it would be easier to take over their land. It was an opportunity they found to get more resources, and more importantly, more land.

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Jayden Gonzalez

Period: 3

Imperialism is when a powerful country takes over another country for its own benefits

I think the main motive why Europeans wanted to dominate Africa is because of their resources and riches. Africa also has a lot of territory and Africa wasn't as strong as the European countries. So they would try to take advantage of it and the people weren't as smart as Europeans.

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Carly Delgado

P.3

Imperialism is a way to spread influence and control onto different colonies by direct or indirect rule. A way that they would spread influence would be by political or economical control.

I believe the main reason Europeans wanted to have power over Africa was for the valuable resources that were on the land. Those resources can help produce more products for Europeans and help them gain more power and wealth. They would have more trade routes throughout the land.

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Andrew Kim

P5

A) Imperialism is when a country that is stronger than another country takes over the political, social, and economic aspect of that weaker country.

B) I believe the main reason why Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was to monopolize its abundant resources. Africa has many resources that Europeans may have wanted such as diamonds and gold. So, when Europeans saw how rich Africa was, they may have wanted the resources to themselves. Africa also was not as powerful as the European countries so they would have an advantage in firepower.

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Lia Song

Period 5

Imperialism is a basic policy that extends a country's power through diplomacy or military force. In other words, force is used to get more power and resources through Imperialism. It was often used by European countries which at this time had more technological advances.

Europeans most likely wanted to dominate Africa because of the amount of resources and benefits they had if they dominated Africa. In my belief, Europe most likely saw Africa as people who were not as advanced as they so they used that advantage and decided to try and attack Africa for their own use. They also must have saw how Africa was able to support themselves using the resources around them, so they must of wanted the land for their own use to use all those resources they were having.

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Kimaya Sharma

P.5

A) Imperialism is when a powerful country extends its influence and control over other nations, often through colonization or political dominance. This has happened a lot throughout history when powerful nations wanted more land, resources, or power.

B) I think the main reason that Europeans wanted to dominate Africa is because Africa had a lot of valuable resources such as gold, diamonds, rubber, and timber. I also think that controlling African territories would boost their economies and increase their global power. It was because of this that European nations competed to establish colonies and exploit Africa's wealth so that they could dominate this continent.

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Samantha Sawyer

P.5

Imperialism is when another country take power and control over another. This power could be political power, social power, and economic power of a society.

I think the main reason why the Europeans wanted to take over Africa was because of the resources they had and the weakness of the people. I think they saw the richness of the land and wanted it to be theirs. They also saw that the people were not as smart and intelligent as them so they wanted to enslave them to be workers to benefit them.

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Sailesh Balaji

P.5

Imperialism is when a country that is stronger than another country takes advantage of the situation and takes control of the country. The country is taken control of in the social, political, and economic aspect.

B. I believe the motive that is the main reason for Europeans wanting to dominate Africa was to began to expand their territory and diversity among the Europeans. They also may have wanted to gain respect among the fellow European countries by showing their dominance in gaining land and territory. This also was a step towards and increase in their wealth and land.

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Jack J. Bonderson

P.5

Imperialism is a policy that is when a nation is imposing itself upon others, for a grip on control & dominance over the region and people. Mostly by conquest & war to assert their power. A policy with mixed results, depends on the terms & the people doing it.

Two reasons why the Europeans wanted Africa.

Firstly, African nations were still seen as competitors for regional dominance, often because the African Empires & Kingdoms that ruled the lands were a legitimate threat to deal with. Sure, they might not have muskets, but they had the homeland advantage being that they are more used to the extreme heat & harsh environment.

Secondly, African nations agreed to the slave trade, usually selling there enemies people & own people to the buyers, not just Europe. The trade lasted so long that at one point the African nations that sold their people, eventually started to become ungovernable because of how little of a population they had. This was a perfect time to strike from the Europeans. When they did take it over, the trade continued through the Atlantic.

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Taydenn Eng

Period 5

Imperialism is when one country takes over another country fully in aspects such as territory, economic, social, political, and many other essential aspects of society.

In my opinion, the main motive for Europe to take over Africa was that Africa had a great amount of natural resources , such as gold and iron that had a lot of potential growth for the Europeans. Also, the Africans were very easy targets for Europe and I feel like Europe saw this as an opportunity to gain power not just for themselves, but over all the other countries in the world.

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Emily Tran

Period 5

Imperialism means take over a country's power in terms of the political, social, and economic aspects of a society.

I think the main reason Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was to gain control of Europe. They want to be known as the most powerful country and prove to everyone that they have the most colonies and wealth among everyone else.

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Gurveen Sandhu

Period 1

Imperialism is when one country takes control over another place with force.

I think that the main reason that Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was because Africa had/has a lot of really valuable natural resources that they could use. They would be able to farm/mine a lot of things and make money from selling them back to the people. Africa is rich in land, animals, and resources to make good clothing. Europeans would be making profit and gaining resources and that was enough to take over.

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Hector Barba

P.5

Imperialism is when a country extends its power to other countries for a reason of gain, such as economic or political.

I feel like the main motive for why Europeans motive was to take the resources of Africa itself like the products they had for example the food.

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Kaylee Valdez

Period 5

Imperialism means a stronger country taking over the political, social, and economic aspects of society.

I think the main reason for the motive Europeans wanted to dominate was Africa because they wanted to control their land and resources. To show that they dominate and gain power over colonies with trade routes to become more powerful and have more money.

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Gabe Torres

Period 5

Imperialism refers to a policy or ideology where a country extends its power and influence through diplomatic, economic, or military means to gain control over other nations or territories. It often involves the establishment and maintenance of colonies or dependencies, with the aim of exploiting resources, increasing economic dominance, or asserting political control. Imperialism has been a historical phenomenon, marked by the expansion of empires and the pursuit of territorial and economic interests by powerful nations. It has been criticized for its impact on the colonized societies, as well as for contributing to geopolitical tensions and conflicts.

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Celine Tran

P5

Imperialism means a stronger country taking over the political, social and economic aspects of a society.

I think the motive Europeans wanted to dominate Africa as Africa has lots of nautral resources. Africa was rich in resources such as food, clothing materials and stones. If they could take over Africa's lands they could become rich selling and trading with other countries who need Africa's resources. As well as the people there. During the darker times in history african people were sold and bought as slaves. This also made a lot of profit for the European countries. Overall Africa had a lot of profit to be made from the land, animals and people so I think that is why Europe wanted to dominate Africa.

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Ashley Ong

Period 3

Imperialism is when one country takes complete control over a country by conquering it from different aspects such as economics, politics and social.

I think the main reason was because Africa was a country with an abundant amount of natural resources which had a lot of potential for economic growth. Natural resources such as gold and iron was important to the European nations to benefit their own countries. I also believe the European nations view Africa as a weak country so conquering was considered easy.

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Ryan Carrillo

Period 3

Imperialism is maintaining power over foreign nations by an emperor

I think the main reason why Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was the amount of resources Africa had. It couldve lead into Africa having and advantage onto it being more stronger. With this, it would make Europeans take over Africans recourses to lessen their power.

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Aaron Chon

Period 3

Imperialism is when one country, nation, or kingdom takes over another nation. This is usually a forceful process.

I think the Europeans taking over Africa was a goal for them because not only was it accessible, but it was also a hub for resources and lots of land with potential. Africa was close to many countries such as Asia, India, and Europe. Africa also has many valuable metals such as gold and iron, which were all very intriguing to Europe.

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Roxanne Penaloza

Period 3

Imperialism is a certain object that has control or some type of power, and it has control over political things and economic parts of society and many more things.

The main reasons I believe they wanted to take over Africa was because they wanted their land and they had many natural resources. They would have then used these resources to advance and take even more control over things they didn't have.

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Brady Bowman

Period 3

Imperialism is when one nation or kingdom conquers and colonizes another nation or kingdom.

I think the main reason the Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was that it was pretty close to Europe so it was easier to access than places like the Americas or East Asia, and it also had large amounts of resources and land that the Europeans believed they could just take.

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Bryana Bennett

Period 3

Imperialism is one country that is "stronger" taking control of political, social, and economic parts of society.

Europe wanted to dominate Africa because of its large amount of natural resources; especially gold and iron. Europe was also more advanced than Africa during the time frame they conquered Africa. This also made them an easy adversary to win against because they didn't have modern weapons.

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Avery Anesi

Period 3

Imperialism is taking control or power away from smaller areas around the world, for their own gain or advantage.

I think that the main reason Europeans wanted to dominate Africa was because of land and natural resources. Africa is full of raw materials and it would be easy to use those resources to the European's advantage.

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Samantha Ng

Period 3

Imperialism is when a more powerful country takes over another country, whether it be socially, politically, economically, or religiously.

In my opinion, Europeans wanted to dominate Africa for the main reason that it had vast resources and markets, as imperializing the continent would heavily benefit European nations economically.

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Joel Kim

Period 3

Imperialism is a political system ruled by an imperial emperor.

I think Economic motivation was the main reason European wanted to dominate the Africa. Because the 1800s was a time of great industrialization in Europe. Factories required raw materials that could be manufactured into marketable products.

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Carlos Salcedo

Period 3

The definition of imperialism is a country that overpowers another's for the benefit of their own.

The main reason Europeans wanted to dominate Africa is for it's richness in resources and to expand their rule to a wider society.

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Kendel Harris

Period 3

Imperialism is a policy or idea by which a country extends its power and influence through the acquirement of territory, often by force.

I believe that Europe's motive for dominating Africa was the benefit they would get from robbing their economy. As others see Africa as a different land Europe takes it as an opportunity to strike, making Europe's natural resources, economy, and power even better.

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Andre Kyle Santos

Period 3

Imperialism is when a country extends its power into other countries or territories for a reason of gain, such as economic or political.

Europe during this time, with its economic advantage, was also around the same time as the Industrial Revolution, but this required raw materials. Conversely, Africa was the target for colonization to use the rich exports, allowing even more economic gain for the Europeans.

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Xiu yi shi

period1

Imperialism is a very evil policy that causes the occupied countries to be oppressed and enslaved, and is a method of increasing national power by oppressing colonies.

Africa is poor and lags behind the world. It is rich in products and has abundant labor. Therefore, countries such as the United Kingdom colonized Africa in large numbers.