What Major Event Led to European Colonialism in Southwest Asia

question 18

Multiple Choice

What major event led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia?

• A) declining attraction of Islam
• B) development of major explosives
• C) expansionist influence of conservatives in Britain
• D) defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I
• E) a rise of internationalist policies in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century

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