Which Statement About the New Imperialism Is NOT Accurate

question 83

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the new imperialism is NOT accurate?

• A) Within a single generation, European nations laid claim, and made good on their claims, to great expanses of the earth.
• B) Neither the United States nor Russia took part in the new imperialism.
• C) During the new imperialism, most of Africa was partitioned, China was penetrated, control of India strengthened, and the Ottoman Empire partially dismantled.
• D) Though independent, Latin America became heavily dependent on the West.
• E) Today's global village is, in part, the result of the new imperialism.

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