All of the following statements about the Boer War are true except ______________.
A. casualties were extremely high
B. Britain insisted on extending its rule of the territory to cover the Dutch
C. the English won, but at great cost
D. the English established huge gold and diamond mines worked by the Boers
E. it caused Europeans to question whether imperialism was economically or morally defensible
Answer: D
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