In what three ways did the industrial revolution spur new imperialism

It created the need for natural resources to support manufacturing.

It created the need to expand investment options for bankers and businesses.

It created the need for new markets for European manufactured goods.

the answer to fill in the blank in this question would be the word resource, it is defined as the money, material or people (since human resource is a very valuable good) that a company or a person has at disposition (meaning they can use the resource as they see fit), to be able to complete a task or achieve a goal.  

what are the choices?