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22. Why did imperial powers talk about "civilizing" and "improving" local populations in the places

they colonized?
A. To turn their subjects into citizens with equal rights in their growing empire
B. To express that they had humanitarian intentions for their colonial activity
C. To conceal their fear that non-industrial societies might be more advanced
D. To justify a belief in their own superiority over the people they colonized

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Answer:

D. To justify a belief in their own superiority over the people they colonized

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