Europe as the land of imperialist countries

Europe was defenitely one of the most influential and main powers, Great Britain and France started to gain more and more power. European countries were no longer happy to just trade wih foreing lands, the wanted their own lands.
Also civilizations like the Ottoman in Africa were loosing their power, and they took advantage of their weakness.
Europeans started conquering African territories that know are called Egypt and Sudan, and in Asia what know is Vietnam, Philiphines, etc.
One of the main reasons why Britain and France took over these countries was because of the natural resources, so they could sell products on markets. Exploding these sources made European nations had the opportunity to colonize and increase the nations worth.



African Slaves in the Ottoman Empire [photograph] From: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/african-slaves-in-the-ottoman-empire.aspx?pageID=238&nID=69858&NewsCatID=438