Problem: To practice the policy of imperialism, European nations had to travel great distances across large oceans. Why did these nations go to such expense and take the risks involved in colonization?
- While the stakes were high, the financial and political rewards of colonization were greater.
- The countries of Europe were becoming too crowded--people wanted to move out.
- Internal political conflicts between rich and poor drove expansion to outlying areas.
- The Church directed leaders to reach out to the less privileged people of countries that were not industrialized.