A. Economic

b.

Technologic

c.

Political

d.

Social

1.

Ocean-going fleets-Modern rifles and rapid-fire artillery. Occasions were rare that native populations could resist Western military forces.

2.

Advances in transportation, communication, and warfare brought by the I. R. enabled Western nations to build empires.

3.

Colonies would serve as potential markets. Immense wealth allowed Western world to conquer distant places.

4.

Social Darwinists argued that it was natural for stronger nations to dominate weaker nation

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