5/5 - Global 10: Periods 2,6,8

AIM 147

How do superpowers create empires to extend beyond their border?

I.  Empires

A. An empire is when a country extends beyond its original border
B. During the 1700s - 2020, countries around the world extend past their borders
1.  superpowers start empires for three reasons
2. GOLD = Superpowers want money
3. GLORY = Superpowers want power
4. GOD = Superpowers want to help people and spread their culture
C. Historians refer to countries building empires as imperialism