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During the 1800's, Great Britain's Empire became larger when it added India,
parts of Asia and parts of Africa. Great Britain's colonial rule had many great effects on
the colonial empire but also had some negative effects too.
In document 3b it explains the reasons why the Europeans decided on imperialism. The Europeans wanted to control the lands that had raw materials. They needed these raw materials for their industrial economies and also because they wanted to open up markets to sell their goods. In document two, it states "We had the bible and they had the land." This means that when the missionaries came to Africa they took over the African Americans land.
In India the British had made a joint stock company called the British East India Company where they controlled India. Queen Victoria then took control of the country. One positive effect about imperialism was that it helped poor countries to make and sell goods to other countries. In document five, it states......

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