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Imperialism is:

building an empireby dominatingother countries

There are 4

M.A.I.N. reasons forimperialism

M Markets forGoods

Q: Why do E’peans have so many goods to sell?

Ind. Rev. leads to new

products

A AcquireResources

Q: Why do E’peans need resources?

Need raw materialsto make products

I Introduce Christianity

Q: What word meansspreading your faith?

N NationalismQ: Why would this make

countries want an empire?

Every country wants to be the

best

ColonyQ: What is a colony?

Settlement ruleddirectly by a

mother country

ProtectorateQ: What is a protectorate?

Country whosepolicies are guided

by a foreign country - not directly ruled

Sphere of InfluenceQ: What is a sphere of

influence?

When one country has trading rights in

another place(think of a street gang & its

turf)