Which of the following factors drove many european nations to occupy and colonize nations in southeast asia? the region's warm tropical climates and sweeping beaches the region's abundance of natural resources the region's existing export-oriented industries the desire to expose the people of southeast asia to other cultures

It would be the region's abundance of natural resources drove many European nations to colonize and occupy nations in Southeast Asia. The need of resources such as spices made European nations to have colonizing expeditions like Magellan's expedition in proving the world is round and reaching Asia through a sea route through west.

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