What is imperialism? What motivated european countries to expand?

Explanation:

Various motives prompt empires to seek to expand their rule over other countries or territories. These include economic, exploratory, ethnocentric, political, and religious motives. Imperial powers often competed with each over for the best potential resources, markets, and trade

the mother countries succeed in doing that by using the colony's natural resources, facilities in a colony, they do not take good care of these facilities, causing them to fail. this has had negative and positive effects on the people of africa, they then governed through direct or indirect rule depending on the country.

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the correct answer is history and tradition.