The correct answer is - D. Europeans sought economic gain from natural resources in Africa and consumer markets in Asia.
During most of the colonial time of the European super powers, Africa was treated as a place from where an endless amounts of natural resources can be obtained, while Asia was the place that provided the consumers, thus the market for sale.
Africa was seen as the ''gold mine'' for lot of natural resources in the colonial period. The local populations were uneducated, primitive in many ways, and the Europeans were easily using their treasures.
Asia, on the other hand, was the new big market were the products were sold, and since Asia's population was very large, the Europeans were making huge amounts of wealth from the locals.
