Although Europe created an empire in Africa for raw materials for industrial goods, I also believe that belief of racial superiority played a large role in Europe’s desire to expand and control. As the idea of scientific investigation spread more commonly in Europe, people began to explore racial differences. After some poorly conducted experiments, the Europeans decided that whites had large skulls than any other races, therefore they must be the most developed (Strayer and Nelson, 800). Europeans also had remarkable military technology, inventions such as the Maxim gun made the Europeans nearly invincible in fights against less armed Africans. This combination of scientific racism and military superiority created a narcissistic ego for Europeans.
