Well it depends on what you are talking about.
The states wanted there own rules and didn’t want to follow what laws the government DID have. So they didn’t want the government to have any power so that they could run their own state how they wanted
I will go with 1.because it's about photography and yeah I'm in 4 grade but I know everyones answer
Another way your question could be framed is “why do nations use imperialism on weaker countries?” and the simple answer is there are several motives such as ethnocentric purposes, religion, access to natural resources, expanding power, etc. Specifically people resort to imperialism on weaker countries because they are vulnerable to accept whatever helps the people survive in times of unrest.