the colonies were to provide manufactured goods to the mother country
3 main reasons for imperialism:
raw materials:caused imperialism because nations wanted to gain raw materials for their newly developed factories
manufactured goods:caused imperialism because nations wanted to gain markets to sell their goods
white man's burden:caused imperialism because nations felt it was their duty to "civilize" the nations in Africa and Asia
Reasons against imperialism:
hypocrisy, America claims government to be chosen by the people
America will now be involved in Asian conflicts
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Steam locomotives had been developed after the steam engine was built in the late 17th century, And with it’s improvement by James Watt had room for improvement of the steam engine. There were prototypes as well that were previously created but several had failed until British Engineer George Stephenson built a successful locomotive called Blucher, and for that reason the first public railway was opened.
