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wanted to acquire this colony.

the question simply means colonizing of your particular country or state going to explain who colonized your state who colonized your country who is just about colonization so that is what they mean by the question

the right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.  " the  participant in european imperialism is being described below is that  their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful. 

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