Imperialism causes and consequences

COLONIAL GAINS while spain offered the consequences of colonial losses, other countries were inmersed in a new period of colonial expansion.  further demographic growth-imigration to the usa south america and austria, revolution in maritime transport steam ships- search for new markets to sell products and invest capital, search to cheap raw materials- industrial development, development of new and more sophisticated weapons  arsenals and navies- developed countries compete for dominace, new colonial expansionist policies. POLITICAL RIVALRY ALLIANCES IN EUROPE: the desire for territory was of course, the desire for power africa was divided up after 1885, but as a general principle for future peace.