The major factor in the push by Europe (and the United States) for new overseas colonies in the late-nineteenth century was
a. A need for more slaves
b. A desire to spread Christianity
c. A need to dominate darker-skinned peoples
d. Excess capital that needed investment outlets abroad
e. The desire to spread democracy
Ans: d
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