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European nations benefited from their African colonies in several ways, including access to valuable natural resources, new markets for their goods, and opportunities for economic and political expansion. Additionally, colonies provided a source of cheap labor and military manpower for the European powers.
Most of the European nations were too exhausted and devastated at the end of World II to continue supporting their colonies. Also, the colonies realized that their colonizers were no longer able to protect them as they originally had.
trade possibilites.
hepled European nations establish new western hemishere colonies
Mercantilist theories caused European nations to abandon their overseas colonies.
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The cause of the war involved European nations competing for control of colonies was boundary disputes.
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Mercantilism theories did not cause European nations to abandon their overseas colonies. Mercantilism, in fact, motivated colonial expansion and war.
cheap manpower
Spain, France and Portugal.
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mercantilism
European nations benefited from their African colonies in several ways, including access to valuable natural resources, new markets for their goods, and opportunities for economic and political expansion. Additionally, colonies provided a source of cheap labor and military manpower for the European powers.
Many nations granted freedom to their colonies.