Why had most European governments abandoned concessionary companies in Africa by the early twentieth century?
A) The companies provoked rebellion, and the governments had to come to their defense.
B) The companies became so profitable that the governments decided to take over management of the colonies.
C) The companies became so powerful that they threatened to break away from the mother country.
D) The brutal use of forced African labor by companies provoked a public outcry in Europe.
E) None of these answers is correct.
Ans: D) The brutal use of forced African labor by companies provoked a public outcry in Europe.
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