European imperialism was motivated by a desire for economic gains in both regions.
it wasnt
Social Darwinism is a idea that is similar to survival of the fittest. They used this idea to and divide preexisting areas or territories.
Social Darwinism was the idea that different societies and races compete for survival in a similar way to species in nature, with the fittest coming out on top. This concept was used to justify European imperialism in Asia and Africa by suggesting that it was not only beneficial but also natural for superior European nations to dominate and exploit weaker non-European societies.
It is commonly described as "the age of Imperialism".
For Europe to rule Asia by force for purposes of gain, and to justify that rule by the pretence that she is civilizing Asia and raising her to a higher level of spiritual life, will be adjudged by history, perhaps, to be the crowning wrong and folly of Imperialism.
Imperialism
Imperialism
how did the western Imperialism spread through Africa and Asia so quickly
how did the western imperialism spread through Africa and Asia so quickly
Historian Alan John Percivale Taylor argued that Social Darwinism was used to justify European imperialism in Asia and Africa. Social Darwinism applied Darwin's theory of natural selection to human societies, suggesting that some races were superior and more fit to dominate others.
Some of the benefits of European imperialism in Africa and Asia is that they created road systems for efficent travel, it introduced the world to new foods, spices and languages, and new species of animals and plants were discovered.