Why did european countries begin to search for new colonies after the 1800s?

to it’s stable government, it has been able to accept refugees from somalia and south sudan. (apex)

the right answer is the end of world war ii

after the end of a global wwii all the nations involved, in an attempt to create an organization to maintain world peace. this agreement would work settling international disputes via negotiation and arbitration instead of leading the issues escalate to another war.