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