Imperialism paragraph

First reason was because of the industrial revolution. Second Factories needed raw materials such as rubber, cotton, oil, tin, and copper. Also There was a demand for tea, sugar, and cocoa. Third, industries needed new markets for their products. Factories were turning out more goods then people at home could afford to buy. Many leaders believed new markets could be found in areas that were not industrially developed. Fourth was Nationalism. Many people thought colonies would add to their country’s power. The newly founded countries of Italy and Germany wanted to catch up with Great Britain, France, and other established  colonial powers. Japan and the United States wanted to become as important as the colonial powers. Fifth, was the belief that western countries had a duty to “civilize” the “backward” peoples of the world. These westerners believed they had a mission to spread Christianity and Industrial Revolution everywhere.