For Most of the Period of European Expansion,Europeans Believed Themselves

For most of the period of European expansion,Europeans believed themselves to be superior to the people they colonized and conquered.This fits most closely with which of the following statements about racism?

A) Racism is a form of prejudice focusing on cultural differences between people.
B) Racist views distinguishing the descendants of Europeans from those of Africans became central to European racist attitudes.
C) Racist attitudes are found in all human societies because humans are designed to notice and dislike people who are different.
D) Racism resides in the individual conscience only.