Imperial governments had logical reasoning for colonizing in other regions. Benefits such as natural resources, control of land, and the profit it generated gave notice to a superior nation which promoted imperialism. Imperialism almost always resulted in death and destruction from the settling of new European colonies. King Leopold the II claimed the Congo basin of Africa as Belgian territory and assumed control of that region. He had control of the natural resources in that region and was able to generate a profit from exporting goods. King Leopo

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By the early 1900's a large portion of Africa had been colonized by European nations that took control with force, using then modern weapons. The colonization of these regions was inhumane and resulted in unnecessary bloodshed. Many of the native Africans in these regions were killed, or lost their freedom, while the countries were stripped of their leaders. Imperialism of Africa generally had some economic benefits, but it led to slavery and mistreatment of the native people of Africa. Governing powers competed with their neighbors to gain control of weaker nations at the expense of the natives.

Nationalism is a nation's pride in its culture, language, and history. Patriotism is just a sliver of what extreme nationalism represents. When a nation adopts nationalism it can take a variety of forms. "It can drive a state into expansionist military conflicts in an attempt to increase the nation's power or to bring within the nation's borders national groups living outside. Nationalism can also lead to persecution or, at its extreme, genocide of ethnic minorities". (Derbyshire, web) The success of nations that had colonized African countries had brought a sense of pride to these European colonies. The economic success and expansion of property had also given these European nations a sense of superiority. It also gave nations a sense of unity and safety; belonging to a group that represented its culture. It meant going to extremes to protect these beliefs as well as to promote them and help them grow. Promotion of these ideas was politically motivated which created visions of an unrealistic future.

Nationalism united the Nazis and made them loyal to the idea that the Jews were inferior and they must be removed. The Jews were thought to be a threat to the well being of Germany's culture

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