I did not got this from the article. From what I read, it was more: - In order to have local stability (following industrial revolution and regime changes), We

I did not got this from the article. From what I read, it was more: - In order to have local stability (following industrial revolution and regime changes), Western countries need an exterior outlet, for access to exclusive markets, natural ressources and space to put excess/unwanted popultation. - To be able to colonize, Western countries needed an ideology to justify it: thus white superiority, nationalism and jingoistic propaganda. - Then there was an ideology in place in all countries, which explain the war, not capital and ressources. Of course it's how I understand the article, I might be wrong.