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What is meant by the phrase in 1900 Europeans believed the world was their oyster?

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The phrase "The world is your oyster" means that the world is yours, and that all opportunities are open to you.  

So the phrase in your questions means that in 1900 the Europeans believed that they had control over the whole world, and all the opportunities it offered were theirs!