Matching Pairs Imperialism, war...IOnline version Imperialism, war, revolution by Gehistart Artgeo 1 European countries looked for areas in which they could invest capital for a greater profit, obtain cheap raw materials and sell their industrial products. 2 States in the South were in favour of slavery. In the north, slavery had already been abolitionist. 3 In some parts, the inhabitants did not have immunity to the diseases brought by the coloniser 4 Western customs spread among indigenous 5 Between 1867 and 1914, it converted from a feudal country with agrarian economy to an industrialised and westernised country. 6 Competition among the great powers to colonise new territories. 7 Westerners believed the white race was a superior 8 Britain had a maritime empire so it tried to rule areas along the main sea routes 9 Population grew during the industrial revolution 10 Westward expansion 11 Converting native population to Christianity was used to justify imperialism Migration Economic factors Political factors Political factors (territories) Religious factors Meiji Era United States United States (Civil War) Acculturation Demographic impact Ideological factors