How did european nations compete for power in the years before world war i? by invading each other by establishing overseas colonies by declaring war on the united states by drilling offshore for oil and natural gas

The correct answer is B) by establishing overseas colonies.

European nations competed for power in the years before World War I by establishing overseas colonies.

Between 1881 and 1914, European powers competed for each other to establish more colonies in Africa and other parts of the world. In the case of the African continent, the dispute was so high that the term of "Scramble for Africa" was coined. European countries such as Great Britain, France, and Portugal occupied, colonize or split the African territories to get more power and dominion.

World War 1 started in August 1914.

in 1859, brown and 21 of his followers attacked and occupied the federal arsenal in harper's ferry. their goal was to capture supplies and use them to arm a slave rebellion. brown was captured during the raid and later hanged, but not before becoming an anti-slavery icon. abolitionist and insurrectionist

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