European Imperialism Consequences for non Western nations The motives for imperialism were economic, political, religious, exploratory and ideological. The economic motives included the desire to make money, to expand and control foreign trade, to create new markets for products, to acquire raw materials and cheap labor, to compete for investments and resources, and to export industrial technology and transportation methods. About the political motives were based on a nation's desire to gain power, to compete …showed first 75 words of 563 total…

…showed last 75 words of 563 total…in imperialism expansion because, although they lost lot of people, money, and territory, they started to raise their nations, get work and a better life, and also the solutions or treatment for their diseases. Some of the effects of the imperialism were that the western country become united and contributed with each other, and with lot of effort, India become the most wealthy country. Also this will bring the World War I and other disasters.