Power and Money.
It did because they were not good empires
The European countries that had huge empires around the world were Spain, Portugal, France, and the United Kingdom. These colonial empires spanned across multiple continents and included territories in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.
fear of African empires.
Too many powerful states, too close together. Jealous of each others empires. No system for negotiation. Long-standing rivalries and territory claims.
Most countries wanted to extend there empires.
france and britsh
Power and Money.
The European nations rivalries because they wanted to expand their empires colonially. This included all countries.
At various times, the Spanish, the British, the Dutch, the French, and the Portuguese all had empires in the New World.
Because coastal European empires did strong!
Because coastal European empires did strong!
So Europeans could rule more countries and states.
Europe didn't need empires. However, because certain countries ruled over so much area, they were considered empires by history. Countries needed to have power over so much land in order to have a stronger influence over people and bring in more money into their empire.
European nations brought warships and armies to build empires in South Asia.
They were both a part of European imperialism which altered the political, economic and social affairs of other countries.
They were both a part of European imperialism which altered the political, economic and social affairs of other countries.