Imperialism and the Conquest of Africa

History has always been the key to our existence. We learn from our failures to better our future, just as we learn from our triumphs to excel even further. A very important time in the history of our world was the "New Imperialism Movement" which began in 1870. The Imperialistic idea began with the British conquest of Africa. This time period was a time of the desire to acquire different colonies in the name of your country. The forerunners of this movement were the British.
The Europeans practiced imperialism since the 1400s, but this "new imperialism" occurred in more than just Europe. Many of the motives include economic, political, strategic, religious or humanitarian. Imperialism was even more intensified because of nationalism and the Industrial Revolution. They had a concern for security and a sense of national pride. To protect their national security, leaders called for a healthy national economy, which was based on access to raw materials and if a new market could be obtained by building empires. The forerunners of the movement (the British) received most of their materials from the newly overtaken country of Egypt, at the mouth of the Suez Canal. …