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Which of the following motivated Western countries because they believed they had the right to gain political and economic powers at the expense of others?(1 point)
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divide and rule
divide and rule

nationalism
nationalism

protectorate
protectorate

white man’s burden theory
white man’s burden theory

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white man’s burden theory

It justified imperial expansion by claiming Westerners had the right and duty to civilize other peoples, a moral pretext for gaining political and economic control.