What was the Scramble for Africa?
A) The race for imperialist nations to seize the vast natural resources of Africa
B) The race among European countries to claim African territories, resulting in almost total partitioning of the continent by 1914
C) The capitalist race to seize as much African territory as possible for empire building
D) A race by imperialist nations to seize as many slaves as possible before the slave trade was brought to an end
E) The fight to control vast segments of Africa by self-imposed rule
B
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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