What is the second industrial revolution and how did it contribute to imperialism? Many European countries competed with each other to add new territory to their empires in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Most of the land they took was in Asia and Africa. PLZ don't answer if you do not know.

How was the storming of the bastille important to the french revolutiona) it forced the king to accept the people's demands for justice. b) it marked the official beginning of the french revolution. c) it compelled the government to treat people with respect.d) it exposed the french soldier's lazy attitudes and weak skills.e) it symbolized the constitutional monarchy.