Answer to Question #246061 in History for Karen

Question

Using two or more examples or case studies, assess the reasons why European empires used
ideologies of “civilisation”, racism and racial difference to justify their colonial expansion during
the period of High Imperialism, c. 1850-1914.

Answer 1

The most primarily idea or agenda was to increase another profit on them. The black man was regarded as a slow to development therefore they said that Africans could not sense the Europeanization process Therefore they used the policy of God, glory and gold to obtain colonies. For instance the 1884 Berlin conference was the beginning of colonialism in Africa in the name of bringing 

Civilization to the purported backward people of Africa