The long list of factors contributing to the new imperialism included
a. nationalistic competition among European nations.
b. the Social Darwinist idea that the stronger must conquer.
c. Christian missionary zeal and the secular sense of obligation to share the benefits of Western Civilization with the "savages."
d. a competitive curiosity for exotic places and people.
e. all of the above
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A) England B) Ireland C) Spain D) Italy