<span>Answer: Obtain raw materials
Explanation: The European colonization was motivated by economic, political and social factors. But the main factor was the economic issue due to capitalist industrialization and the long depression period (1873-96). The raw materials like palm oil, rubber, cotton, tea, diamonds, copper, were scarce in Europe, which the Europeans were accustomed and their industry was largely dependent.</span>
Answer: C. Expanded access to public schools.
Explanation:
Under the previous system in the South, the wealthier citizens controlled the economy and the were at the top of the social system. The result was that poor whites could not access some social amnesties such as education. Enslaved people were barred from education altogether to discourage discontent.
Reconstruction efforts after the Civil War led to expanded access to public schools and some state legislatures passed laws for their citizens to get a public education and the many schools built by Federal agencies such as the Freedman's Bureau ensured that many more people had access to public schools.
Leaders in China and Japan decided to cut off contact with other countries because they wanted to preserve their traditions and avoid conflicts. Two results of this decision were that they lacked in modernization and the development of technology. They would not be prepared for war when other developed countries invaded.
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