Imperialism

The main people who controlled other nations were the Europeans. There were a lot of similarities in the ways and motives they had to dominate the other countries. All European nations would come for the natural resources the weaker countries had. They would take the materials, make them into something in their own country and then sell them back to the weaker nation at higher prices. All countries wanted the glory of having many colonies around the world. Each thought having colonies was a measure of their greatness. A lot of times god was a reason. In some cases like in Southeast Asia there weren't any religious reasons. In other places like Africa, god was a big reason and excuse they had to control other areas. The stronger European nations had military power which the waker countries didn't have and had never seen before. This was how they took control. They were also more advanced than the weaker nations which enabled them to go deep into the weak country and still be in touch with their own country. They would set up plantations in the foreign country and take over businesses. These were the methods and motives the European countries had in common.