for vacation destinations

their countries were overpopulated

3rd world countries were exotic

they wanted raw materials and new markets 

opium

gold

tea

silk

China won and Great Britain was forced to stop trading with China

Great Britain won and opened China up to trade with the West

Great Britain won and took control of China's military

China successfully resisted imperialism

Chine modernized and became imperialist

China was divided into spheres of influence by imperialist powers

Living space was needed for the excess population in western Europe.

European leaders believed imperialism was an effective method of reducing the number of wars

European nations would benefit from some aspects of the conquered nation's culture.

Imperialism would benefit the economies of the colonial powers.

economic agreements with Western nations signed by Deng Xiaoping

low level of cultural and economic development in China throughout its history

military weakness of China and the European desire for expansion

alliance of the Soviet Union with the Communists and the aid given to the Nationalists by Western Europe