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I would think that it would be the last answer choice (little European contact had occurred in Australia)
B- Food became scarce and conditions worsened in Russia.
Answer:
They earned money from colonization, so it mainly became a battle of how rich they were. And then the exploration part pretty much meant that they could claim 'new' land (that was already pretty much discovered by Native Americans) and make even more money, along with having power in the New World.
Explanation:
1. Humongous
2. Large
3. Huge