Relier Pairs Imperialism, war...IVersion en ligne Imperialism, war, revolution par Gehistart Artgeo 1 Westward expansion 2 European countries looked for areas in which they could invest capital for a greater profit, obtain cheap raw materials and sell their industrial products. 3 Westerners believed the white race was a superior 4 States in the South were in favour of slavery. In the north, slavery had already been abolitionist. 5 Converting native population to Christianity was used to justify imperialism 6 Between 1867 and 1914, it converted from a feudal country with agrarian economy to an industrialised and westernised country. 7 Population grew during the industrial revolution 8 Competition among the great powers to colonise new territories. 9 Britain had a maritime empire so it tried to rule areas along the main sea routes 10 Western customs spread among indigenous 11 In some parts, the inhabitants did not have immunity to the diseases brought by the coloniser Religious factors Acculturation United States Political factors United States (Civil War) Demographic impact Migration Economic factors Ideological factors Political factors (territories) Meiji Era