【单选题】

It can be inferred from the passage that from a historical perspective, the European conquest of the Americas can be viewed as
A．(A) most similar to earlier successful conquests

B．(B) most different from earlier failed conquests
C．(C) most dissimilar to earlier successful conquests
D．(D) most analogous to earlier failed conquests
E．(E) unlike any earlier conquests in history, successful or not