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Question

Beginning in the 1500s, European nations conquered most of Southeast Asia to step up _____________. They built ports and cities to export the region's ______________ for their own benefit.

Alliances, Colonies, Belief systems, natural resources, technologies.

Answer 1

Beginning in the 1500s, European nations conquered most of Southeast Asia to step up their control and dominance. They built ports and cities to export the region's natural resources for their own benefit.