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New communication technologies, improved transportation, and advanced military weapons made it possible for countries to

speed up acquiring territory.
rule large amounts of territory.
fight off competition from opposing nations.
expand their economies, which aided in conquest.

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rule large amounts of territory.

Explanation: technologies like the telegraph, steamships/railways, and modern weapons made it possible to govern and control distant colonies more effectively (faster communication, troop movement, and suppression of resistance), enabling large-scale imperial rule.