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British Vs African Perspective On Imperialism Analysis

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British vs. African Perspective on Imperialism Imperialism is the building of an empire through the expansion of power by diplomatic means and/or military force. The Europeans were searching for colonies in Africa during this time period and used their three motives for imperializing to accomplish this. The first reason imperialized natural resources. In doing this, the owner of the colony would gain resources such as diamonds, tin, gold, copper, and plants. Owning these resources would increase the wealth of the colony. The second reason imperialized new markets to sell to. This meant that the owners customers were only allowed to buy from them. The third and final motive imperialized the belief in European superiority. The Europeans were
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