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RYAN BANYAN · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Why was quinine such an important tool of the conquest of Africa?

a. It was an essential part of the machine gun.
b. It prevented malaria, and allowed Europeans to go into the interior.
c. It was method of translating European texts into Bantu.
d. It was a method of labor control by violence used in the Congo.
e. It was a way to prevent the spread of small pox.

Question 2

As powerful as the Asante kingdom was, why was it defeated by the British?

a. The British fielded a smaller special elite corps of marines.
b. The Asante navy was no match for British gunboats.
c. France, Belgium, and Germany joined forces with the British.
d. Rival chieftains joined the British forces.
e. European diseases destroyed the Asante army.