Question 1: What factors allowed Europeans (particularly Spain, Portugal, France, and England) to dominate the globe from the 1400's to the 1700's?
Question 2: What is the difference between colonialism and imperialism? Where do the two intersect?
Question 3: Would Europeans have bothered to colonize Africa in the 1870's if the Industrial Revolution had never occurred, thus eliminating the need for raw materials like coal and iron?
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Question 2: What is the difference between colonialism and imperialism? Where do the two intersect?
Question 3: Would Europeans have bothered to colonize Africa in the 1870's if the Industrial Revolution had never occurred, thus eliminating the need for raw materials like coal and iron?
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