Answer: 1st machine gun (Maxim gun) new medicine (1st malaria pill) steam engine (boats could get into the interior of Africa)
What new technologies allowed imperialism to take place?

In historical contexts New Imperialism characterizes a period of colonial expansion by Western European powers the United States Russia and Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The period featured an unprecedented pursuit of overseas territorial acquisitions. At the time states focused on building their empires with new technological advances and developments expanding their ter…

In historical contexts New Imperialism characterizes a period of colonial expansion by Western European powers the United States Russia and Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The period featured an unprecedented pursuit of overseas territorial acquisitions. At the time states focused on building their empires with new technological advances and developments expanding their territory through conquest and exploiting the resources of the subjugated countries. During the era of New Imperialism the Western powers (and Japan) individually conquered almost all of Africa and parts of Asia. The new wave of imperialism reflected ongoing rivalries among the great powers the economic desire for new resources and markets and a "civilizing mission" ethos. Many of the colonies established during this era gained independence during the era of decolonization that followed World War II. The qualifier "new" is used to differentiate modern imperialism from earlier imperial activity such as the so-called first wave of European colonization between 1402 and 1815. In the first wave of colonization European powers conquered and colonized the Americas and Siberia; they then later established more outposts in Africa and various regions of Asia.

The American Revolution (1775–83) and the collapse of the Spanish Empire in Latin America during 1820's ended the first era of European imperialism. Especially in Great Britain these revolutions helped show the deficiencies of mercantilism the doctrine of economic competition for finite wealth which had supported earlier imperial expansion. In 1846 the Corn Laws were repealed …

The American Revolution (1775–83) and the collapse of the Spanish Empire in Latin America during 1820's ended the first era of European imperialism. Especially in Great Britain these revolutions helped show the deficiencies of mercantilism the doctrine of economic competition for finite wealth which had supported earlier imperial expansion. In 1846 the Corn Laws were repealed and manufacturers grew as the regulations enforced by the Corn Laws had slowed their businesses. With the repeal in place the manufacturers were able to trade more freely. Thus Britain began to adopt the concept of free trade. During this period between the 1815 Congress of Vienna after the defeat of Napoleonic France and the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 Britain reaped the benefits of being the world's sole modern industrial power. As the "workshop of the world" Britain could produce finished goods so efficiently that they could usually undersell comparable locally manufactured goods in foreign markets supplying a large share of the manufactured goods consumed by such nations as the German states France Belgium and the United States. The erosion of British hegemony after the Franco-Prussian War in which a coalition of German states led by Prussia defeated France was occasioned by changes in the European and world economies and in the continental balance of power following the breakdown of the Concert of Europe established by the Congress of Vienna. The establishment of nation-states in Germany and Italy resolved territorial issues that had kept potential rivals embroiled in internal affairs at the heart of Europe to Britain's advantage. ...

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