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Imperial Powers:
Gain power,compete with other european nations,expand territory ,increase military force,gain prestiege ,win colonies , boost natinal pride and security.
Areas conquered or controlled:
- imperialism opened the door for long -distance interactions
-railways and improved roads made the distance between villages
-no longer were tribes insolated. they were expanding and mingling with others. the inididual identity of the tribes was being lost to that of a longer identity . the western ideas and politics was going o forever change.

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imperial powers:
europeans began beliving that the strongest societies would not only survive but it was their only duty?privilage to conquer interior people/races. there was also a strong belief that world must be christainized(white race=superior others priitive
areas conquered or controlled:
- king leopold increased his personal wealth while many indigenus people died
- people were forced to convent to christianity

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european; nations were constantly competing with each other and wanted to demonstrate their power in the world.

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the industrial revolution created demand for raw materials and new markets

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white  europeans belived they werethe superior rare and felt obligated to civilize the  heathen savages they encointed

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european nations were constantly competing with each other , and wanted to demonstrarte their power in the

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Imperial Powers:make money,expand control over trade,create new markets acquire raw material, cheap labor , competefor instrments, export industrial technology and transportation methods.
areas conquered or controlled : imperial power controlled 70% of land on earth contries such as france, gerany belgium and the netherlands amassed land across continents
- great britan became the most powerful nation in the world

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