IMPERIALISM

CAUSES

• Imperialism was one of the main reasons for the first world war
• Manufacurers wanted access ti natural resources
• Merchant ships and naval vessels needed bases around the world

EFFECTS

• England and Egypt had an agreement to share control over Sudan
• Increases European tensions as countries compete for power and influence
• Christianity is spread by missionaries

RESISTANCE

• Ethiopia resist Europeans
• Italy attempts to colonize Ethipoia twice but fails both times
• Ethipoia gets assured independence