France's Second Wave Of Imperialism

423 Words2 Pages
After industrialization Europe needed a new economic venture: imperialism. Since Europe’s economy was fully developed, the investors or gentleman capitalists invested in other continents. Political and economic reasons as well as The White Man’s Burden pushed Imperialism in Africa. The first area that Europe focused on as a whole in this second wave of imperialism was Africa. Since Africa did not have strong, centralized governments it was an easy target for the large industrialized European nations. France began the endeavor in Africa before industrialization was even over in Europe. France conquered Algeria in 1830. Most other countries did not have territories in Africa before 1880. France took most of North West Africa including