Why did european countries want to colonize places in africa and asia ?

A large reason for why European countries colonized places in Africa and Asia was for resources. Land also equated to power. Colonization often lead to a boost in economies.

Ex. As the Industrial Revolution came, machines needed more materials, like rubber. So instead of paying or trading for this commodity, countries often resorted to colonization.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

social contract theory, nearly as old as philosophy itself, is the view that persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they liv