As a result of the Emancipation Proclamation -Apex
They were routes which allowed pioneers to move to the west in the 19th century
Old imperialism was about trade, countries just wanted to trade with other countries, so there would be trading posts everywhere around the world. new imperialism was more about the money, they went into countries setting up factories and plantations. People went into war because they wanted power.
social Darwinism spread cultural values - racism/cultural superiority; white man's superiority
