Which of the following was not a reason why most industrialized nations of the late nineteenth and early twent

Question

They needed the colonies’ natural resources.

They needed new lands for their growing populations.

They wanted to bring their religion to backward peoples.

They needed new markets where they could sell their manufactured goods.

Answer 1

Well, you've gotten three different answers, but unfortunately they're all wrong.

The main reasons that nations in this period sought colonies were economic, so certainly the first and the last reasons in your list apply. As a way of mitigating the naked greed that was really behind colonialism, some of the nations, in particular the British and Americans, convinced themselves that they were actually doing the colonized people a favor, bringing them the benefits of Western civilization, and particulary Christianity. So, the third reason also applies.

The only reason left, "new lands for their growing populations," does not apply. None of the nations involved in colonialism had a problem with overpopulation, so that was not an impetus to colonization.

Answer 2

Guessing the end of the question to be " twentieth century sought colonies overseas".
By the late 1800s and near 1900, European imperialism - desire for empires / lands overseas - was not based on spread of religion as much as the economic reasons.
So the "NOT" answer is bringing religion to backward peoples.

Spreading Christianity was part of the motivation for the Spanish coming to the Americas in the 1500s - though the Spanish were also searching for wealth and trade.
Christian Missionaries did follow European imperialists in the 1800s, but it was not the prime motivating factor.

Jeffrey S could be right. I thought about this too. Depends what country. Germany's population increased 50% between the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the start of the First World War in 1914. They were trying to find overseas colonies, but most good lands were already taken by Britain and France. They were stuck with German South West Africa - currently Namibia - which lacks the rainfall to support many people. Germany was locked in the middle of Europe with no space to expand. By World War Two, Hitler would be crying out for lebensraum - living room - for the German race.
It is a close call between the religion and the living space options. Depends on the bias of your teacher. What does he or she say in class? I also teach college history. Sometimes, the answers in history are not black and white.

Answer 3

Needed the colonies natural resources

Answer 4

Your question got cut off. what words are missing in your question? It might affect the answer!!!

My answer is "none of the above".

They needed new lands, natural resources, new markets, and wanted to bring their religion to backward peoples.

Which was not a reason for expansion???

NONE of the above was "not" a reason!!!