Imperialism

an ideology of expansion justified by the need for material, taking other people’s resources and lives
at the end of the 19th century, there was a revived interest in imperial control, especially in Africa and Asia
those foreign colonies served as a place where Europeans could trade palm oil, diamonds, cocoa, etc., and benefit greatly from it
businessmen benefited from this market, as well as working people and shippers
having a large empire causes pride in a country
led to the Berlin Conference
Europeans are the superior race, and they need to give their version of civilization to Asia and Africa
there was no consideration for the preexisting culture and people in the places where Europe conquered