imposing western culture on subject people
Most didn't improve the land they conquered at all, in fact most cases of imperialism include the conquering country destroying the other countries land and resources, and in few cases hurting the people.
to allow Western nations to protect them in trade negotiations
The imperialist nations have in common in the 19th century was that they were industrialized.
Imperialist nations built up their armies and navies.
Imperialist nations built up their armies and navies.
-Imperialist nations were interested in competing for influence without going to war.
spheres of influence
to allow Western nations to protect them in trade negotiations
Rudyard Kipling expressed the idea of imperialist nations helping each other through the phrase "the white man's burden," which implied that it was the duty of Europeans to civilize and uplift the non-European peoples they were colonizing. Kipling believed that imperialism was a moral undertaking, with imperialist nations providing education, infrastructure, and governance to supposedly "backward" societies in order to bring them into the modern world.
It was divided politically: Free Nations VS. Communist and Fascist Nations Imperialist Nations VS. Colonial Nations who wanted their freedom Europe was divided East from West: Eastern Bloc controlled by the USSR and the Western half had free nations with their own self-rule and economies.
The 3 nations that conquered the Hittites were Israel, Egypt, and Canaan.
undeveloped natural resources