Question

Briefly explain the military motives for European imperialism (2points)

Answer 1

Well, there were five motives for European Imperialism.
(1) Economic: The governments sought ways to maximize profits. The expansion demanded cheap labor, access to or control of markets to sell or buy products, and natural resources such as metals and land.
(2) Exploratory: Imperial nations or their citizens wanted to explore territory that was, to them, unknown. 
(3) Ethnocentric: Imperial nations sometimes believed that their cultural views or beliefs were superior to other nations or groups.The Europeans acted on their ethnocentrism, the belief that one race or nation is superior to others.
(4) Political: Patriotism and growing imperial power spurred countries to complete with others for supremacy.
(5) Religious: During imperial expansion, religious people sometimes set out to convert new members of their religion and thus, their empire.

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Answer 2

Hey, mate thanks for letting me help you.
1) Economic:

motives included 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.

2) Political:

motives were 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.

3) Religious:

motives included the desire to spread Christianity, to protect European missionaries in other lands, to spread European values and moral beliefs, to educate peoples of other cultures, and to end slave trade in Africa.

4) Exploratory:

motives were 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 an adventure, and to investigate unknown lands and cultures.