Question

3. What advantage did Western countries have that helped them colonize other parts of the world?

A. They had all the resources they needed and wanted
B. They had better military technology
C. They had a superior form of government
D. They had smaller populations

Answer 1

Basically the reason Western civilizations expanded and colonized was to gain more resources and have a bigger "stick" compared to nearby countries.

B is your correct answer.

Answer 2

The answer is B: They had better military technology.

For the most part, Western countries were able to colonize other countries because they had superior military technology which made resistance on the side of the colonized futile. One exemplary case, which set the scene for colonization in great scale all around the world, is the case of the Spanish Crown conquering Mesoamerica, where Europeans had already mastered the use of gun powder and horsemanship and the natives of Mesoamerica had not, making the latter extremely vulnerable to the invasions of the former.