An online news story describes a poor nation at war with the wealthy nation that controlled its economic and political systems. The poor nation wanted to become independent but the wealthy nation refused to allow economic and political freedom, citing that the nation did not have the resources needed to survive without the assistance of the wealthy nation. This is an example of
A) colonialism.
B) neocolonialism.
C) dependency.
D) modernization.

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Colonialism is the practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. In this case, the wealthy nation has full political control over the poor nation and is exploiting it economically.

An Online News Story Describes a Poor Nation at War