Question

33. Most of the countries in South Asia became colonies of Europe. Why?​

Answer 1

Answer:

• Countries in South Asia had a huge population, were backward, and could not face the colonial powers.
• They had huge raw materials and vast markets for goods produced in European countries.

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Answer 2

Answer: The first phase of European colonization of Southeast Asia took place throughout the 16th and 17th centuries after the arrival of Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish and later French and British marine spice traders.