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Step 2: Write one paragraph discussing the motivations for and impact of imperialism on European nations. Use the information you learned in the lesson about the impact of colonization on European nations in your response.

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Step-by-step explanation:

The five main motives for imperialism include exploration, economic expansion, increased political power, the diffusion of ideological beliefs, and the spreading of religious beliefs and practices to others.

With imperialism European nations spread their influence across the globe. They brought European culture; language, religion, government and education systems to many different regions in the world.

In the late 1800's, economic, political and religious motives prompted European nations to expand their rule over other regions with the goal to make the empire bigger. The Industrial Revolution of the 1800's created a need for natural resources to fuel the newly invented machinery and transportation

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