Overall+Reasons+for+Imperialism




 * Overall Reasons for Imperialism **

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 * Gain control-  French rulers wanted control over more people.
 * Increase colonization-  By colonizing, French hoped to gain more natural resources, power and money.
 * Belief in European Superiority- Europeans made colonization a competition, mainly for the pride of more land.
 * Gaining raw materials-  Raw materials were needed for building railroads and factories.  <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 132%;">
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 132%;">Make money- <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 158.4%;"> <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Through gaining raw materials and more land, money was made easier. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Spread Christianity**-** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Missionaries wanted to put a stop to "evil practices" like the slave trade. With such a large amount of land, they thought this would be an easy way to make an impact.
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Expand territory**-** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">French rulers wanted more land and power and needed more raw materials.

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