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ECONOMIC motives included the
desire to make money, to expand and control foreign trade, to
create new markets for products, to acquire raw materials and
cheap labor, to compete for investments and resources, and to export
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EXPLORATORY motives were based on the
desire to explore “unknown” or uncharted territory, to conduct scientific
research, to conduct medical searches for the causes and treatment
of diseases, to go on an adventure, and to investigate
“unknown” lands and cultures. |
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POLITICAL motives were based on a
nation’s desire to gain power, to compete with other European
countries, to expand territory, to exercise military force, to
gain prestige by winning colonies, and to boost national
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IDEOLOGICAL motives were based on cultural
values such as the belief that the white race was superior,
other cultures were “primitive,” Europeans should “civilize”
peoples in other parts of the world, great nations should have
empires, and only the strongest nations will survive. |
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RELIGIOUS motives included the
desire to spread Christianity, to protect European missionaries
in other lands, to spread European values and moral beliefs,
to educate peoples of other cultures, and to end slave trade in
Africa. |
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