What europeans nations wanted through imperialism

145The Age of Imperialism (1870–1914) Although the Industrial Revolution and nationalism shaped European society in the nineteenth century, imperialism—the domination by one country or people over another group of  people—dramatically changed the world during the latter half  of  that century.Imperialism did not begin in the nineteenth century. From the sixteenth to the early nineteenth century, an era dominated by what is now termed Old Imperialism, European nations sought trade routes with the Far East, explored the New World, and established settlements in North and South America as well as in Southeast Asia. They set up trading posts and gained footholds on the coasts of  Africa and China, and worked closely with the local rulers to ensure the protection of  European economic interests. Their influence, however, was limited.

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