Reasons why Italy Expanded

During the 1800’s many European nations began to colonize Africa. The Italians had many reasons to colonize Africa. One main reason for Italy colonizing Africa was economics. By expanding Italy’s control to Libya, Eritrea, and Italian Somaliland, Italy gain the natural resources in the country. Another reason the Italians needed to colonize was the need to keep up politically with the other European nations. If Italy did not control territory in Africa, it would …

…in 1936; the reason for the invasion was so Italy could feel as if like one of the more powerful nations, Britain and France. Whenever a country invades and assimilates another country, it increases the power and wealth of the home nation. This is what the main drive for imperialistic expansion is, the desire to be more powerful than all other nations. Acquiring new underdeveloped nations is the fastest way to quickly boost a nations power.