Africa has very limited resources but Europe and America still produce good and other goods.
I would say B.
as Imperialism during the industrialization era allowed for nations to colonize under developed nations in Africa and Asia. Which gave them access to their natural resources and markets
For example the British Empire had a vast amount of land with a array of resources but they held economical markets in Asia (China, India and Malaysia)
They couldn't find the funding because there was a trade embargo and the colonies could not trade with anyone. They couldn't find money either inside because people didn't have any or were loyalists.
Lenin would be the correct answer