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