The reason is very simple - profit.
The rabbits were not worth much to the Europeans, but were to the Aztecs, but the cocoa beans for the Europeans were like gold. They were a very attractive exotic product from which unique and unseen things were made. In the European market the cocoa beans had enormous price, and the demand for it was very high especially from the aristocracy which loved it and didn't speared money for it.
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The industrial revolution was the force behind this New Imperialism, as it created not only the need for Europe to expand, but the power to successfully take and profitably maintain so many colonies overseas. The industrial revolution created the need for Europe to take over colonies around the world.
The Industrial Revolution led to imperialism in ways such as creating the demand for raw materials, which would be turned into products in factories, and providing the means to transport those raw materials with inventions such as the steam engine.
Stay the same because they state the basic rights of all people and nobody would have rights and our country is afraid of that happening
