Author Question: What motivated the British to establish colonies in Africa after 1870? a. Rivalry with Germany. ... (Read 74 times)

meagbuch · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

What motivated the British to establish colonies in Africa after 1870?

a. Rivalry with Germany.
b. Rivalry with France.
c. Need to control the Indian and Red Sea and other areas that were needed to secure the Suez Canal.
d. Rivalry with the Dutch.
e. Discovery of gold and diamonds.

Question 2

Before 1878, most European attempts at colonizing Africa happened

a. in Nigeria only.
b. throughout the interior.
c. throughout the entire continent.
d. in island territories.
e. along the coast.