Imperialism!

Imperialism is basically one country taking over another for motives such as economic, religion, or political. Great Britain was one of the biggest players in imperialism. During the scramble for Africa, many wars, such as the Boer War, broke out due to imperialism. And even though according to the white mans burden the mother country would prvoide education and more food and money, the natives were treated brutally and unfairly. The biggest motive for Imperialism was economic. Great Britain took over major stops in trade routes because they knew they could collect money there. The Opium War with China was also based completely economically. Another motive was religion. Missionaries traveled to many different countries to try and spread christianity. Political was also a motive. The Fact they you could expand your empire was valued, but also mainly for economic reasons.