Independence in Southeast Asia Did Not Lead to Material Prosperity

Independence in Southeast Asia did not lead to material prosperity because

A) the West refused to provide financial or technological assistance.
B) Muslim and Buddhist religious beliefs and practices were by nature anti-materialistic.
C) of a lack of trained leaders, educational resources, and capital.
D) the vast majority of the population desired only to remain on their small farms.
E) the Cold War redirected resources into unproductive channels.