Explain the main social, political and economic reasons why Europeans wanted to colonize the African continent

Money

Explanation:

The Europeans wanted to make more money off of their native minerals and materials. They were going to sell them.

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.

the correct answer is: the fact that the anti-federalist papers were considered poorly written.