Who explored enough of south america to deem it a new continent

Which option evaluates how imperialism influenced asia, the middle east, and latin america? a. the spread of european religion and language overtook indigenous cultures in colonies around the world. b. european territorial growth increased global warming as the industrial revolution extended into asia, the middle east, and latin america. c. the expansion of the european political system dominated the colonies to the point that socialist systems became the standard in the world. d. european powers took local resources from colonies and created a system of communism in asia, the middle east, and latin america.