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