For the sake of profit. More specifically, for access to and control over raw materials, trade routes and sources of labour power.
They wanted to spread European civilization throughout the world.
Kipling believed that imperialists were motivated by a sense of duty, societal progress, and the desire to bring civilization and order to other parts of the world. He also believed in the superiority of Western culture and saw imperialism as a way to spread these values.
Beating those commies/beating those Imperialists. having the technological edge over the other side
Although there are plenty of differences, the main differing belief was over territorial expansion. The imperialists were all for it, thinking that it would help with the American market and the depressed economy from the Panic of 1893. The anti-imperialists argued that it went against our American democracy and was harmful to the territories we were trying to acquire.
They where constantly taking over other countries a and all had emperors. Imperialism is the taking over of other countries.
The Western Countries such as Israel, England, The United States of America and formerly Russia have had aerial supremacy over other nations in their air forces for many years. Armor supremacy of the western countries have motivated many eastern countries to purchase the armor used by the western countries so they don't lag behind. How is that for the use of the word supremacy?
A simple desire for money and power. If you have the power to control the supply of goods into a market by controlling the source of the goods then you also gain control over the price of those goods. As a result of using this force over people in less militarily powerful country's eventually a military and religious code forms that justifies the whole thing in the minds of the imperialists.
they wanted to extend their political control over weaker nations
That they all the the same identity
Imperialism
Ethiopia. Not sure about any other countries.
Hegemony
It over 9,000