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