Age of Imperialism. The Age of Imperialism, a time period beginning around 1760, saw European industrializing nations, engaging in the process of colonizing, influencing, and annexing other parts of the world. 19th century episodes included the "Scramble for Africa."

When did imperialism start and end?

From the sixteenth to the early nineteenth century, an era dominated by what is now termed Old Imperialism, European nations sought trade routes with the Far East, explored the New World, and established settlements in North and South America as well as in Southeast Asia.

Why did imperialism begin in the 1800s?

Imperialism began to grow and to develop in the 1800s. ... One factor that influenced imperialism was an economic factor. Countries were looking to get colonies so they and their businesses could make money. Colonies usually had resources that imperialistic countries needed so they could make products.