<u>The correct answer is: D) to claim new lands for natural resources
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The European capitalist powers like England, the Netherlands and Belgium need to look for raw materials for their industries. The economy that was based on polyculture was replaced by the monoculture regime. Imperialism had a territorial domain of colonized areas. It is necessary to exploit new territories for the supply of raw materials and the export of goods from European states.
The Fertile Crescent is located in Egypt and ranges from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Mesopotamia is located along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
