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Nineteenth-century causes of expansion of empires - Coggle Diagram
Nineteenth-century causes of expansion of empires
Strategic reasons
Britian needed a place to get food
Population growth
Europe's population increased rapidly: -They needed more space
-They couldn't feed people
Technologial advances
Railways
New technology of refrigeration
Medicine had advanced
Machine guns
Steam ships
Economic benefits
New markets
Cheap labour
Raw materials
Nationalism and national rivalities
Demostrated superiority
Missionaries and explorers
Explorers: -Some were just seeking adventures
-Some wanted to get very welthy
Missionaries: -Believe they were "saving souls"
-Wanted to change people's beliefs