Relacionar Columnas Imperialism, war...IVersión en línea Imperialism, war, revolution por Gehistart Artgeo 1 Competition among the great powers to colonise new territories. 2 Converting native population to Christianity was used to justify imperialism 3 States in the South were in favour of slavery. In the north, slavery had already been abolitionist. 4 Westward expansion 5 Population grew during the industrial revolution 6 Westerners believed the white race was a superior 7 Britain had a maritime empire so it tried to rule areas along the main sea routes 8 In some parts, the inhabitants did not have immunity to the diseases brought by the coloniser 9 European countries looked for areas in which they could invest capital for a greater profit, obtain cheap raw materials and sell their industrial products. 10 Between 1867 and 1914, it converted from a feudal country with agrarian economy to an industrialised and westernised country. 11 Western customs spread among indigenous Economic factors Acculturation Ideological factors Religious factors United States Demographic impact Meiji Era Political factors Migration United States (Civil War) Political factors (territories)