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