Influence Of European Imperialism

Imperial domination has been a common practice from nations in Europe. Nations such as Great Britain with their wealth from the industrial revolution, France, Germany and Portugal all set out to colonize other nations. Their action of imperializing other nations came with their desire to make their own nations more prosperous. Africa and Asia were two nations that were imperialized by Western powers. With the West conducting imperialism they were setting themselves as powerful forces in Europe and creating a new level of world dominance. Africa was a nation rich in natural resources, resources such as ivory and gold. The colonizing of Africa would be known as the “Scramble of Africa” which can be described as Europeans nations