The Industrial Revolution had shaped European imperialism in that goods were beginning to be sold in other continents rather than Europe. With all of the technological advances produced in the industrial revolution, Europe was producing more products than what Europeans could afford. Therefore, Europe turned to other countries. These countries include China and India. This has sparked interest in trading with other countries. China is a highly populated country and there was potential for great business. Success with China was significant to Europe. This changed European imperialism drastically.
This caused Europeans to gain a superiority complex. Europeans gained such wealth from their endeavors, they became arrogant. They felt that their religion made them superior as well. They thought that they could "help" those on other continents by overthrowing and assimilating them. These events made Europeans rather unreasonable.
Europe soon gained control of Africa and Asia. Europe forcibly established empires in these continents through the military. They enforced rule upon these continents using the power that they lack. It was simple to overpower them, which is unfair. This is partly due to the advances in firearms. European had developed automatic forearms which, by a long way, overpowered others. They clearly used this to their advantage. They used their developments to gain control over others.
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