Motives for British Imperialism

Here are my answers to the questions, Mr. Lemons (sorry that I'm late).

1. According to Halstead, why was slavery in decline during the 1880s? How did this affect British Imperialism?

Slavery was in decline because of the Latin American slave revolts. This affected British Imperialism by "dealing with people that are 'undeveloped'".

2. According to Halstead, what did not have an influence on Britain's imperialism? Why? Do you agree on this?

According to Halstead, power did not influence Britain's imperialism because "industry and trade were the bases of British power, not imperialism. I do not agree because British imperialism was caused by a hunger for power.

3. How does Halstead's belief differ from Cobden and other's economic reasons?

Cobden saw imperialism as a bad thing. Halstead said that imperialism is "beneficial and created good government, philanthropy and free trade".

4. What are Halstead's final reasonings on motives for British imperialism?

Halstead says that British Imperialism was motivated by "national security and the protection of free trade, commercial routes, competition, the sphere of influence, settlement, colonization, diplomacy and ideology".