Religious Motives Of Imperialism Analysis

Religious Motive of Imperialism
The main motive for imperialism was the religious motive. Imperialism began in the year 1884 with the Berlin Conference and lasted throughout 1914. It mostly took place in the countries of Africa and Asia because Europeans felt that those were the parts of the world that needed the most help. They took over these countries and tried to convert them to Christianity. One of the most important reasons why Europeans went to countries such as Asia and Africa was to spread Christianity. They also went to countries like Africa and Asia to help educate them. Although, on the other hand, they also wanted to spread their Western culture. Europeans were involved in imperialism for many reasons, but the biggest motivator was the religious motive.
One of the most important reasons why Europeans went to countries such as Asia and Africa was to spread Christianity. In Angolia, European missionaries were teaching Africans in a Methodist Sunday school. To them, the religions and practices of the native people living there were savage and was to be looked down upon. They saw Africans and Asians as children in need of

guidance and felt that spreading Christianity was the next step in the “Westernization” process. Another example of Europeans wanting to spread Christianity was when missionaries were conducting a baptism of Africans in the Congo River in the year 1907. They also let them perform communion with chalices, patens, and ceremonial plates. They saw Africans and Asians as children in need of guidance. They truly felt that they were helping to civilize them. One of the most important reasons why Europeans went to countries such as Asia and Africa was to spread Christianity.
Europeans went to countries like Africa and Asia to help educate them.

In Burma, which is located in Myanmar, Asia, European women were teaching Burman women nursing skills. The Europeans believed that the natives of these countries needed to know how to do these types of things. However, they wanted them to do it in a Western fashion, for they believed that that was the right and civilized way. Astonishingly, the Western way of doing things soon got around and other cultures soon began to pick up their habits. Many cultures, mostly Indian sultans and princes under British rule, began to encourage their kids to go to Britain and get an education there. In that way they so-called “groomed” a new “Westernized” generation of leaders. Europeans went to countries like Africa and Asia to help educate

them.
Europeans also wanted to spread their Western culture to Asian and African countries. In India, where Britain took over, their policies made India become integrated with their economy. In this way, they felt that they were helping India become modernized, but in their terms becoming modernized meant adopting both Western culture and technology. Britain also introduced new farming methods to India. The British also wanted them to grow cash crops, such as cotton and jute, that could be sold on the world market. Although, to create these new farmlands the Indians had to partake in deforestation, which was the removal of trees. However, even with this environmental problem, they felt that they were doing all they could to help civilize these cultures. Europeans also wanted to spread their Western culture to Asian and African countries.
Europeans were involved in imperialism for many reasons, but the biggest motivator was the religious motive. They wanted to spread to spread their religion, to educate, and most importantly, spread their culture to other countries that they felt were in need. So, as it was stated before, Europeans were involved in imperialism for many reasons, but the biggest motivator was the religious motive.