Question

Compare the two accounts from primary sources. Which statement best compares how European approaches to colonization in Asia and Africa were similar?

(1 point)
Responses

Both accounts state how inferior European nations were.
Both accounts state how inferior European nations were.

Both accounts state how European colonization sought to civilize the Indigenous people.
Both accounts state how European colonization sought to civilize the Indigenous people.

Both accounts state how superior Asia and Africa were.
Both accounts state how superior Asia and Africa were.

Both accounts state how European colonization sought to acquire natural resources.

Answer 1

Both accounts state how European colonization sought to acquire natural resources.

Explanation: While Europeans often used a “civilizing” rhetoric, the primary similarity shown in both sources is the focus on extracting wealth—raw materials, trade goods, land, and labor—from Asia and Africa.