What were the top 5 imperialist countries during the age of imperialism??

Question:1. United Kingdom

2. France

3. Spain

4. Portugal

5. Germany, though it entered the scramble late. (German East Africa, South-West Africa, Togo, and Cameroon were extremely large territories.)

The Dutch would be sixth.

The Belgian Congo qualifies Belgium for seventh.

Italy would be eighth.

Depending on your definition of 'Imperialism', Russia might be in the top five -- its massive acquistions in the east were roughly the equal of France's empire in Africa and elsewhere.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 1. United Kingdom

2. France

3. Spain

4. Portugal

5. Germany, though it entered the scramble late. (German East Africa, South-West Africa, Togo, and Cameroon were extremely large territories.)

The Dutch would be sixth.

The Belgian Congo qualifies Belgium for seventh.

Italy would be eighth.

Depending on your definition of 'Imperialism', Russia might be in the top five -- its massive acquistions in the east were roughly the equal of France's empire in Africa and elsewhere.

United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
Belgum
The United States

as above but put Spain and Portugal instead of Belgium and the USA.

"Age of Imperialism" frequently refers to the specific period of the colonization of Africa and India. If you are referring to this specific period (roughly 1800's to1914) the main nations were:

United Kingdom
France
Belgium
Portugal
Germany

with Spain and Italy also claiming colonies.

If you are referring to Imperialism in general (from 1492 on) the main nations were

England
France
Spain
Portugal
Netherlands

I like it how Americans think the USA was. More to my theory that Americans are over-patriotic.