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Beginning in the 1500s, European nations conquered most of Southeast Asia to set up ___________ They built ports and cities to export the region's _______ for their own benefit.

::colonies

:: belief systems

:: alliances

:: natural resources

:: technologies

Beginning in the 1500s, European nations conquered most of Southeast Asia to set up colonies. They built ports and cities to export the region's natural resources for their own benefit.