Why did Europeans benefit the most from the trade? Why did the trade not happen in Europe? What obstacles made trade difficult or dangerous in Europe ?

Europeans wanted to gain riches from the New World. They also wanted to claim land for their countries. ... The Northwest Passage is a water route that goes through North America. Vespucci helped people notice that the New World was unknown land.

Explanation:

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.