From the 16th to the 19th century, Europeans:
A. Retreated from political dominance of the world
B. Exerted political dominance over much of the world
C. Possessed an innate cultural superiority that aided their conquest of territories
D. Both B and C
I am feeling D. as a possible answer to this question. Am I correct?
Yes - absolutely
C. is not a correct answer. Europeans were not innately or culturally superior. B is the only possible answer.