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Themember4

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What natural resource was the British hoping to get out of Burma?
 
  a. Cotton.
  b. Timber.
  c. Rubber.
  d. Copper.
  e. Sugar.

Question 2

What especially enticed the British to establish colonies in Africa after 1870?
 
  a. Rivalry with Germany
  b. Rivalry with France
  c. Desire to control the Indian and Red Seas and other areas necessary to secure the Suez Canal
  d. Rivalry with the Dutch
  e. Discovery of gold and diamonds



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

e



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