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AP European History
Unit 7 – 19th Century Perspectives and Political Developments
Topic 7.7
What was a primary reason behind Europeans' ability to colonize large parts of Asia and Africa during the late nineteenth century?
Europeans were welcomed as liberators from oppressive traditional systems by locals.
Superior military technology due to Industrial Revolution gave them an edge over local powers.
Most regions were uninhabited and willingly ceded control to European powers without resistance.
Asian and African nations lacked any form of organized civil or military structure to resist colonization.
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