IMPERIALISM TEST
Political Motives
Military Motives
Exploratory Motives
Religious motives
Economical Motives
Ideological Motives
How was USA able to open Japan?
Threats
Bribes
threatened to blow up Edo bay
big ships = very threatening
many cannons = dangerous weapons
Japanese interested in more
samples of their tech
gave them novelties
resources from land
science stuff
establish bases all over world to protect land and colonies
Social Darwinism
duty to civilize the "savages"
bigger empire = more respect
Nationalism
more colonies = bigger empire
needed someone to by their products
people will die if they dont convert to Christianity