USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was NOT one of the four major colonizing European countries?
A
England
B
Spain
C
Portugal
D
France
E
Italy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Britain, France, Spain, and the Netherlands established colonies in North America. Each country had different motivations for colonization and expectations about the potential benefits.

Detailed explanation-2: -Depending on how you define it, the only countries that were never colonies are Liberia, Ethiopia, Japan, Thailand, Bhutan, Iran, Nepal, Tonga, China, and possibly North Korea, South Korea and Mongolia. Some historians nitpick over this list.

Detailed explanation-3: -Motivations for Colonization Britain, France, Spain, and the Netherlands established colonies in North America.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was only the major powers in Europe that competed for the control of Africa. These were Britain, France, and Germany and the weaker powers of Spain, Portugal and Italy who had very small possessions in Africa.

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