Industrial Revolution Dbq

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During the Industrial Revolution, Europeans were mass producing products in factories. When they began to run out of resources, they looked to Africa. They had the means to travel there because of new ships built in the Industrial Revolution. Seven countries split it among themselves (Document A-2) and built empires and enslaved the natives. The main ways the Industrial Revolution affected imperialism were cultural and social beliefs, followed by military and technology, and to a lesser extent politics. The main reason the Europeans imperialized Africa were their cultural and social beliefs in ethnocentrism. They believed “[the natives] needed European help, reform, or civilization” (Document K). The Europeans considered the Africans savages