Which of the following was NOT a typical model of European expansion?
a. Develop educational facilities to improve lives of natives
b. Establish permanent settlements for colonizers
c. Develop commercial establishments in colonies to use inexpensive native labor
d. Gain maritime control in order to control trade
e. Acquire colonies to exploit raw materials
ANSWER:
a
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