geography hell pt. 2

Question 1

economic motives?

Answer 1

include the desire to make money, to expand and control foreign trade, to create new markets for products, to acquire raw materials and cheap labor, to compete for investments, and resources, and to export industrial technology and transportation methods.

Question 2

political motives?

Answer 2

based on a nation’s desire to gain power, to compete with other European countries, to expand territory, to exercise military force, to gain prestige by winning colonies, and to boost national pride and security.

Question 3

religious motives?

Answer 3

include the desire to spread Christianity, to protect European missionaries in other lands, to spread European values and moral beliefs, and to educate peoples of other cultures.

Question 4

exploratory motives?

Answer 4

based on the desire to explore “unknown” or uncharted territory, to conduct scientific research, to conduct medical searches for the causes and treatment of diseases, to go on adventure, and to investigate “unknown” lands and cultures.

Question 5

idealogical motives?

Answer 5

based on cultural values such as the belief that the white “race” was superior, other cultures were “primitive,” Europeans should “civilize” peoples in other parts of the world (“White Man’s Burden”), great nations should have empires, and only the strongest nations will survive.