Imperialism Motives

Imperialism is the goal of conquest of a foreign nation to increase economic and political power. Breat Britain adopted new imperialism to acquire foreign territories and establish racial superiority. Imperialism also had a great effect on countries. After the Boer War Britian had to change their foreign policy and look for more allies. It also effected the Africans because they once were freee then became slaves. There were also motives to imperialism. One was to get raw resources like diamonds from Africa. Europeans thought they were "superior" to other ethnic groups around the world in the 18 and 1900's. Alos there was the desire of power. That is what Imperialism was all about.