European imperialism was facilitated by all the following EXCEPT
(A) medical advances.
(B) the abolition movement.
(C) the invention of the steam engine.
(D) improved European weaponry.
(E) the desire for commercial plantations.



Answer :

B) the abolition movement

Considering that a large portion of European imperialism involved the slave trade, it is untrue that the abolition movement would have facilitated the imperialist advances.