To expand their empires, imperialist countries in the 1800s preferred to take over

Imperialist countries wanted access to raw materials and other resources to support their industries and economies. They therefore tended to take over industrially undeveloped countries that were rich in natural resources. Choice D has the resource relationship backward: the imperialist powers were seeking resources, rather than choosing countries because those countries needed them.

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