What does the Europeans want from these countries? Raw Materials. Why? During that time Great Britain industrial revolution was going on. You need raw materials like Iron to create products to sell. Boost europeans economy, so they exploit other countries.
How? Most common strategy they use was Divide and Conquer. They divide the country up, make them fight each other. Then use that weakness to control both sides. Europeans believe they have a far superior govt. than other countries, so they will "parent" other countries. Another way is promising them technology, medicine and education. Once again these countries they are imperializing are far from advanced than Great Britain.
They mobilized their populations for war by the Confederacy requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention and releasing reluctant draftees while the Union levying special taxes on southern supporters, suspending habeas corpus and imprisoning southern sympathizers without trials.
Push is the factor that draws people or something away from a city or town. Pull is what draws someone to an area. Like an abundance of food in a city is a pull factor. A push factor is not enough jobs.