Colonialism as It Existed in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

question 41

Multiple Choice

Colonialism as it existed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries was often attributed to the idea of a "zero-sum game." This meant that:

• A) there was a limited amount of exploitable resources, and countries wanted to get those resources first
• B) there was a desire to exert political influence over the colonies
• C) there was a desire to exert religious influence over the colonies
• D) both B and C
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Estray Statutes

Laws governing the finding and reporting of lost or stray livestock or domestic animals.

Title

A legal term referring to the legal right to own, use, or dispose of property.

Confusion

The mixing together of goods belonging to two or more owners to such an extent that the separately owned goods cannot be identified.

Property

Legal rights over the use, control, and disposition of physical objects, land, or intellectual creations.