Map of colonial holdings, 1945. continents are labeled. a key notes holdings by the united kingdom, france, portugal, netherlands, belgium, united states, and spain. the u k holds parts of africa, india, south america, and malaysia. france holds parts of africa and vietnam. portugal holds parts of africa. netherlands holds parts of oceania. belgium holds parts of africa. united states holds the u s and alaska. spain holds spain and a part of south america. which continent was almost entirely controlled by colonial powers at the end of world war ii?
a) africa
b) europe
c) north america
d) south america