Which of the following best describes how imperial power shifted during the last half of the 19th century? A) Places like Africa became more industrialized and politically powerful as they developed economically under imperialistic policies.

B) Spain declined as a global power, while new players such as the United States emerged as global powers in Latin America and Asia.

C) Mass nationalism led Britain to focus on internal issues for improvement, and imperial power, in general, began to recede.

D) The resurgence of the Ottoman Empire forced Western powers to cope with new political realities.

Refer to the two sources.

Source 1

"If you [acknowledge the superiority of the Catholic Church], you will do well, and that which you are obliged to do to their Highnesses, and we in their name shall receive you in all love and charity, and shall leave you, your wives, and your children, and your lands, free without servitude, that you may do with them and with yourselves freely that which you like and think best, and they shall not compel you to turn Christians, unless you yourselves, when informed of the truth, should wish to be converted to our Holy Catholic Faith, as almost all the inhabitants of the rest of the islands have done. And, besides this, their Highnesses award you many privileges and exemptions and will grant you many benefits. But, if you do not do this, and maliciously make delay in it, I certify to you that, with the help of God, we shall powerfully enter into your country, and shall make war against you in all ways and manners that we can, and shall subject you to the yoke and obedience of the Church and of their Highnesses.”

Requerimiento, a statement read by Spanish forces to indigenous peoples they encountered in South and Central America during the 1500s

Source 2

Political cartoon published in 1858, referring to the takeover of India by Great Britain
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