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