Why?

  • exclusive market and raw material access through colonies
    • especially Asia dominated by Europeans
  • Africa was first - dividend between Europeans
  • America mostly left out - Monroe Doctrine
    • markets open anyway

World Map

Internal Imperialism

  • US, Argentina, Australia/New Zealand taking away land/control from native population
    • forces into market production by issuing taxes to be paid in money
    • increase in cultivated areas
  • Russia, southeast Asia: consolidation of power