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Nineteenth-century causes of expansion of empires - Coggle Diagram
Nineteenth-century causes
of expansion of empires
Missionaries and explorers
Explorers and missionaries "discovered" new territories
They identified the potential resources in other lands
The churches of Europe were important in the growth of empire
Population growth
There were shortages in the countryside
There were overcrowding in the cities
People emigrate to survive
To colonize new lands, the king used to take part of the population and leave them in the conquisted place
Strategic
Need a reliable suply of coal to fuel a navy
Individual trading ships
Britain´s army was small
Needed to be able to take on fuel and food at stations
Economic benefits
Raw materials, new markets and cheap labour where three key economic motives for building and expanding an empire
The territories of an empire would contribute raw materials
They would provide markets for manufactured goods
Nationalism
No economic reason to have them
Occupying forces had to be founded to prevent other powers taking them
European leaders wanted colonies to compete
Technological advances
Machine guns
Refrigeration
Medicine
Ironclad ships
Railways