Explain the causes of imperial expansion in the 1800s and how it was justified.

Yourpaper shouldbearound1500words. The papermustfocuson theperiodcoveredinthefirsthalfofthecourse (firsttwounits). Youmaychooseoneofthequestionsbelow,combineacoupleofthem,orformulate yourownquestion.Pleasebeginbystatingwhichquestion(s) youwillanswer. Make sure to engagewith concreteevents,people,things,ideas,andprocesses foramoregroundedanalysis. Allhistorypapersmustprovidecausalexplanations,dealingwith thequestions of whathappened,how, andwhy. […]