He could not identify the cause of continental drift.
The objectives of new imperialism included accessing exchange courses and crude materials, spreading religious esteem, helping the vulnerable Africans as a piece of "The White Man's Burden", and increasing political predominance over different nations. The Europeans segmented off Africa to the diverse forces, from their the Europeans attacked the nations, colonized, subjugated the locals and constrained them to cultivate the crude products.
A range of cultural, religious, and racial ideologies were used to justify imperialism, including Social Darwinism, nationalism, the concept of the civilizing mission, and the desire to religiously convert indigenous populations.
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