Question

The three main causes of imperialism were economic causes, political causes and social/religious causes.  Choose all of the  following that are economic causes for imperialism. 

Question 15 options:Search for raw materialsEducating people around the worldGaining ports to refuel and resupply naval shipsSearch for new markets to sell goods toExport new technologiesTo build the largest empire in the worldSpread Christianity

Answer 1

I would say these:
Search for raw materials
Gaining ports to refuel and resupply naval ships
Search for new markets to sell goods
Export new technologies

Answer 2

The correct answers are:

- Search for raw materials;

The raw materials are the basis for manufacturing, so searching for them and gaining them was crucial for the development of the economy.

- Gaining ports to refuel and resupply naval ships;

The naval ships were accompanying the trade ships because of protection from pirates or rival naval units, so having ports to refuel and resupply them was very important.

- Search for new markets to sell goods to;

Once you make a product, you have to sell it in order to make a profit and keep the industry going, so the imperialist countries were on a constant search for new and bigger markets.

- Export new technologies;

By exporting new technologies, the imperialist countries were able to make a big profit, because the places were they were exporting them were seeing the new technologies almost as something sacred, so they were paying big money to get their hands on them.