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One major reason European countries engaged in

imperialism in the late 19th century was to
(1) gain a better understanding of unknown
territories
(2) ease tensions with their rivals
(3) develop treatments for diseases
(4) obtain markets for their manufactured goods

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4. They sold the goods to Africans inexperienced with Europeans and European products.
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