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The Europeans began to colonize areas rich in resources such as rubber and petroleum after the Industrial Revolution. Factories transformed such raw materials into finished goods, but they needed new markets to sell these finished goods. Do try to type the question more clearly next time though and include the possible answers if you found this on the same source I did.