Why did European countries expand their colonization efforts in the late 1800s?

How did European imperialism impact Southeast Asia?

What was British rule over India like? How did Mohandas K. Gandhi lead a non-violent revolution for India's independence?

What was the Berlin Conference? What impact did European colonization have on Africa?

What were banana republics? How was the United States involved in this form of imperialism?

In what ways did China resist and succumb to European (and American) imperialism?

How and why did Japan shift from a feudal society, in danger of colonization, to an industrialized and imperializing nation?