Question

Which of the following was a cause of imperialism

A. People had a desire for access to raw materials and natural resources.
B. Mexico became aggressive toward the United States.
C. Advanced nations felt that each ethnic group should be able to pick its own form of government.
D. The United States needed more land for the growing population.

Answer 1

It is A but there was also 5 main causes of imperialism


1. Political (nationalism, to be the most powerful country by ruling many other countries).
2. Economical (to use other country's resources, recieve cheap labor, have a market for their goods. i.e. Africa).
3. Religious (to spread their religion. i.e. missionaries)
4. Idealogical (believed that their race was better and had to civilize other people by teaching them. i.e. The White Man's burden)
5. Exploratory (people wanted to explore new lands for mapping, etc.)

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. People had a desire for access to raw materials and natural resources.

Basically, manufacturing started developing rapidly and companies were making more and more products. They needed to sell them so they started exporting to underdeveloped areas. This also meant that the needs of people from those areas increased so now they needed more resources to make more products. This led to imperialism which resulted in colonization. They would take a territory under its rule in order to exploit them for resources.