Beginning in the 1500s, European nations conquered most of Southeast Asia to set up _______. They built ports and cities to export the region’s ________ for their own benefit.

alliances
belief systems
natural resource resources
technologies
colonies

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