Why were european powers able to conquer imperilized nations?

a.) new weapons
b.) new communication methods
c.) weak traditional empires
d.) b and c
e.) all of the above

I do not know what time period this refers to but i believe the answer is all of the above.

according to the quotation from booker t. washington's 1895 atlanta compromise speech.

in the great leap from slavery to freedom . . the masses of us are to live by the production of our hands . . we shall prosper . . as we learn to dignify and glorify common labor.

washington believed that  hard work had its own kind of dignity.

explanation:

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c) legal battles last five weeks after the election due to the narrow victory in several states.