Which of the following statements best describes the motivation behind european imperialism
a. european leaders believed the colonies were more advanced societies
b. european leaders felt imperialism would provide opportunities to learn from other cultures
c. european leaders felt imperialism would improve the economy
d. european leaders felt imperialism would prevent wars with other nations

The correct answer is - C. European leaders felt imperialism would improve the economy.

The leaders of the strong European nations felt that the imperialism would be an excellent method to boost significantly the economies of their nations. The reason for that was that the countries that were less developed provided free natural resources, very cheap labor force, and also market for the manufactured products, if conquered of course. The European colonial countries used the opportunity to the maximum, controlling most of the world, having enormous amounts of natural resources on disposal, and very large market for their products, resulting in significant increase of wealth, influence, and development.

the industrial development of cities in the ruhr area in the nineteenth century is described. the research was based on english and german language sources. several factors that shaped growth and paths of the cities were categorized and analyzed. they are locations, resources, traditions, entrepreneurs, and technological developments. locations and resources were the most important among them; other factors may be regarded as consequences from locations and resources. among the cities, bochum, essen, gelsenkirchen, and dortmund had the richest resources and most favorable locations in the transportation network and grew to be the largest cities in the ruhr area near the end of the nineteenth century. riverside location was also a favorable factor for the development, as shown in the development of duisburg on the confluence of rhine and ruhr. resource distribution can explain the rise of textile industry, metallurgical industry, and coal and iron industries, and the northward progression of the mining industry. tradition was an important factor for cities such as krefeld, barmen, elberfeld, solingen, and remscheid, which experienced development based on their traditions through the nineteenth century. various entrepreneurs exerted influences within and beyond the local level over the ruhr area. technological development stimulated the northward progression of the mining industry and the deep connection between the coal and the iron industries.

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