Various motives prompt empires to seek to expand their rule over other countries or territories. These include economic, exploratory, ethnocentric, political, and religious motives. Economic: Imperial governments, and/or private companies under those governments, sought ways to maximize profits. Industrialization and competition with Europe for power were factors that contributed to the growth of European imperialism. The effects of these factors were that they were able to use weaker nations to meet their commercial needs and if they had many colonies they would be grow to be richer and powerful.
Answer: Gold
Explanation: "Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro heard rumors of an empire to the south that had large amounts of gold."
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As Europeans moved beyond exploration and into colonization of the Americas, they brought changes to virtually every aspect of the land and its people, from trade and hunting to warfare and personal property. European goods, ideas, and diseases shaped the changing continent.
<span>Adoption of the “cash and carry” policy in 1939
and passage of the Lend-Lease Act in 1941
showed a growing commitment of the United
States to <span>provide aid to the Allied nations.
</span></span>Prior to U.S. entry into World War II, Congress passed the Cash-and-Carry Act of 1939 and the Lend-Lease Act of 1941.These policy actions showed that the U.S. became more and more drawn into the war in Europe.
