Question

What is the most probable link between militarism and imperialism?

Question 4 options:

As a country’s military expands, the country wants colonies to recruit troops.


As the military expands, a country seeks colonies to prevent coups at home.


As a country gains colonies, its military grows to protect them.


As a country’s colonies grow, the military stages training exercises there.

Answer 1

Answer:

As a country gains colonies, its military grows to protect them

Explanation:

Whenever a nation gains a colony, a nation must ensure that it has a sufficient amount of troops to protect it and ensure its under the nation's control, which would mean the nation would need to recruit more troops to provide this protection (military growth).

Answer 2

Answer:

C. As a country gains colonies, its military grows to protect them.

Explanation:

The British would grow their armies every time they had colonized a nation. They would also integrate citizens of that colony into the British Army to protect British interest there.