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