Some of the reasons and characteristics of European Imperialisms were:
* The desire for economic growth: after the industrial revolution Europe was looking to open new trade markets, so for this idea they went to Africa and Asia, because some of the colonies here were seen as great places to get cheap raw materials like rubber, oil, or tin for europeans' factories.
* National rivalry: since land was equal to power, the more land a country country could acquire the more prestige and power they get.
* Europeans began to seek control of foreign areas.
*Imperialism is related to racism; this was the belief that race determines a person's traits and capabilities.
*They believe Europeans had a moral responsibility to civilize primitive people, they called this "white man's burden".
* The desire for economic growth: after the industrial revolution Europe was looking to open new trade markets, so for this idea they went to Africa and Asia, because some of the colonies here were seen as great places to get cheap raw materials like rubber, oil, or tin for europeans' factories.
* National rivalry: since land was equal to power, the more land a country country could acquire the more prestige and power they get.
* Europeans began to seek control of foreign areas.
*Imperialism is related to racism; this was the belief that race determines a person's traits and capabilities.
*They believe Europeans had a moral responsibility to civilize primitive people, they called this "white man's burden".