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