Question

QuestionWhich of the following makes the best connection between industrialization and renewed European efforts at colonization?(1 point)ResponsesIndustrialization meant less cotton than ever was produced, so European governments got rid of colonies.Industrialization meant less cotton than ever was produced, so European governments got rid of colonies.Industrialization provided both the tools and a need for European governments to acquire colonies.Industrialization provided both the tools and a need for European governments to acquire colonies.Industrialization provided opportunities to see colony workers as equal in society.Industrialization provided opportunities to see colony workers as equal in society.Industrialization caused communication delays, so Europeans cut ties with colonies.

Answer 1

Industrialization provided both the tools and a need for European governments to acquire colonies.

Reason: New technologies (steamships, railroads, telegraphs, modern weapons) made conquest and control easier, while industrial economies needed raw materials, new markets, and places for investment, driving renewed imperial expansion.