Question

Which of the following was a pull factor that caused the Dutch to explore the Indies?

Answer 1

The choices can be found elsewhere and as follows:

the desire to profit from the trade of pepper and other spices found in the Indies
the desire to increase the size of the Dutch population in Europe
the need to find an alternate source of food following a great famine in Europe
the need to protect Dutch military outposts in West Africa

The correct answer is the first option. A pull factor that caused the Dutch to explore the Indies would be the desire to profit from the trade of pepper and other spices found in the Indies. Hope this answers the question.

Answer 2

The correct answer is - the desire to profit from the trade of pepper and other spices found in the Indies.

The Dutch, as all the other European colonial countries, were trying to colonize territories that were going to bring big profit to the country. This was the case with the Indies. The Indies were a fertile soil for the production of pepper and other spices, which in Europe were a big deal and the demand for the exotic spices was very big, the prices also very high, so big profit was a guarantee. This made the Dutch to go explore and use the Indies as a place that was going to bring them a big financial benefit.