Factors+Promoting+Imperialism

  


 * Factors Promoting Imperialism **

  European advantages that helped conquer territory in Africa and Asia:  Google images:[|www.securingpharma.com/ 15/articles/161.php] [|www.justguns.com/.../ maxim-gun.html]
 * Technological Superiority- The Maxim gun was invented in 1884, the world's first automatic machine gun
 * Fast communication- Close communications within a colony and its controlling nation by railroads, cables, and steamships
 * Easy Travel - The steam engine allowed Europeans faster travel on rivers
 * Strong immune systems​- In 1829, the drug quinine eventually protected Europeans from being infected with Malaria

Africa and Asia were vulnerable to conquest by European nations because of their lack of technology.Unlike the Europeans the groups were forced to rely on outdated weapons. Other factors were lack of communication and large amount of rivalry-wars fought over land,water,and trade rights.