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The correct answer is D) dependence.
Dependence is increased when the resources you control are important. When you possess anything that others require but that you alone control, you make them dependent on you and, therefore you gain power over them.
Colonial powers justified their conquests by asserting that they had a legal and religious obligation to take over the land and culture of indigenous peoples.
I would say B have about the same latitude but i'm not sure hope this helps :)
