Factors+that+Helped+Imperialism

__Factors That Helped Imperialism __
 * Britain had superior weaponry and technology.


 * Britain had the means to control Africa. Railroads, steams engines, and riverboats allowed the British to navigate to the interior of Africa. These improvements in transportation also increased Britain's ability to maintain its various colonies, through the transferring of food, manufactured products, and military forces.


 * The British had advanced medicine, such as the drug quinine, to protect them against the highly susceptible African disease, malaria.


 * Disunity in Africa, due to a variety of languages and culture, made areas vulnerable to colonization and imperialism.


 * The British had a booming industry and factories that could mass produce textiles back home. As a result, Britain was able to clothe its troops and provide them with some basic commodities to aid in their work over in Africa.



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