In the decades before the new imperialism

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All of the above statements are true. The decline of the Caribbean sugar trade and the output of Central and South American mines led to a shift in focus towards new imperial territories. Advocates of free trade argued that colonial expansion was unnecessary for profit and that commerce alone could sustain economic growth. Industrialization drew more countries into the European commercial system, and Western ideas and technology continued to spread even without the expansion of political empires. These factors all contributed to the rise of new imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

In the Decades Before the New Imperialism