Reasons+for+Imperialism

Reasons for French Imperialism


 * The French needed natural resources like coal iron, and steel for manufactoring.
 * They needed new markets for trading goods.
 * They received a large amount of pride in controlling a lot of land ,due to nationalism.
 * They were racing to capture colonies.
 * They believed that there were a better, stronger race then other civiliizations.
 * They had modern technologys such as steam engines and machine guns.
 * New technologies made it easy to control colonies.
 * Places in Africa had rich mineral resources such as copper and tin.
 * They could develop cash crops and grow peanuts, palm oil, cocoa and produce rubber.
 * They wanted to expand their empires by controlling colonies in Africa such as Algeria and Madagascar.