European Imperialism :: Papers

European expansion was almost a certainty. The unsullied was relatively poor billet for agriculture, which pushed Europeans outside of Europe in search of wise soil. Different countries send explorers, like Columbus and Magellan, to find obscure trade routes to India and Asia. They stumbled onto brand-new sources for new(a) materials and goods and Europe was suddenly substantially profiting. The exploration of Africa, Asia, and South America provided new wealth. It increased the standard of living for Europeans, introduced them to spices, luxurious goods, silver, and gold (class notes). Later revolutions and reformers end-to-end the 19th and 20th centuries transformed European society and continually provided the continent with new interests, experiences, and ideas. As a result, Europeans developed new technology, which enabled them to explore unknown territory and expand their influence overseas. European imperialism began in the 14th and fifteenth c enturies. There were a variety of factors that al scurvyed for expansion. First of all, because the population of Europe was low there was a potential for rapid population arrestth. Secondly, Europe was relatively small which made it venerable to invasion and provoked the need for firm armies. The fact that it was divided into states provoked the need for strong governments and because there was no one power that could change things in Europe they obtained a relatively strong freedom of thought. This solidarity gave Europe the power to send voyages and explorations around the public to help find new resources. Futhermore, Europe sent explorers to find contrasting and needed trade routes to Asia and India because the the three estates routes were extremely long (class notes). Also, public touch played an important role in the support of imperialism. Many multitude who werent pleased with their economic and political status could migrate to new regions to find other opp ortunities. Others were inspired to spread the word of Christianity and sought a new standard of living. But most importantly, Europeans were concerned with the quest for material goods and to grow rich (textbook pg. 878). There were many changes in the methods from early imperialism to late expansionism. For example, contradictory new imperialism early European expansion focused on establishing profession posts in different countries, instead of actually taking over the land and adding empires like later imperialism.