Many countries wanted to control over many economic activities in other countries as well as utilize other countries for cheap labor. In addition, some countries wanted to explore the world and conquer for their homeland while other countries thought that their own country and race was superior to all other countries and therefore believed it was needed that they invade other countries and educate them as well as some countries practicing imperialism to convert people to their religion.
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Nationalism contributed to the
decline of the Hapsburg Empire; nationalist wanted a restoration of the old
order, but the Empire wanted a multicultural empire, so the nationalist revolted
in 1848. Nationalism also led to the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire; Balkan
nationalists revolted against Ottomans, hoping to set up their independent
states, and when the empire began to fail, European powers (Britain, Austria
and Russia among others) tousled to divide up Ottoman lands.
