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