Case Studies in Imperialism

Motivations:

Gold: There were many natural resources/ raw materials in Africa such as diamonds, gold copper and tin. There was also cheap labor there.

God: The Europeans thought they were better than the Africans. They also thought that European rule would end slavery trade and help convert native people.

Glory: The Europeans took over many parts of Africa and technology helped them succeed. Markets and plantations were also being set up there.

Methods:
The Europeans used a lot of modern day technology to help them dominate Africa. There were telegraph, railroads and steam engines.
Most of the time to prove one country had taken control over a particular part of Africa, they merely had to tell the others and show they had control over that particular part.