The amount of lands ‘owned’ by Britain and France increased the rivalry with Germany who had entered the scramble to acquire colonies late and only had small areas of Africa. With the rise of industrialism, countries needed new markets. By 1900 the British Empire extended over five continents and France had control of large areas of Africa. (the table below reads clockwise from the top left picture)ImperialismImperialism is when a country takes over new lands or countries and makes them subject to their rule. These were important because they meant that some countries had no option but to declare war if one of their allies. When an alliance is signed, those countries become known as Allies.A number of alliances had been signed by countries between the years 18.
Loading…AlliancesAn alliance is an agreement made between two or more countries to give each other help if it is needed.
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