<span>Napata conquered Egypt at a weak point. Napatan rule restored and preserved many old Egyptian ways. Egypt traded with both Meroe and Napata.</span>
David Sarnoff and William Paley
The Mexican-American War, that happened between 1846 and 1848 was a result of the dispute over the territory of Texas, which back then was called the Republic of Texas, and the Mexican President still considered Texas as Mexico's province.
It is the first one, “the need for raw materials, fuel and manufactured goods.” Choices 2 and 3 are out because in 2, it’s suggesting that Europe has the finished goods and they’re putting it into Asia and Africa, while it started in Asia. And Choice 3 was during the Age of Exploration which was in the 15th century. By the late 1800’s, they’ve basically discovered the possible trade routes and such. And Europeans weren’t interested in learning about about Ancient Asian or African, considering Social Darwinism or the White Mans Burden.