All except one of the following motivated the scramble for Africa

HISTORYJAMB 2014

All except one of the following motivated the scramble for Africa

  • A. the justification that the Western Powers have the responsibilities to civilise the Non-Western Countries
  • B. an avenue for em-broadening foreign relations with Africa
  • C. the need to boost the Western Economies
  • D. that the colonies would gain access to superior European goods and influence

Correct Answer: B. an avenue for em-broadening foreign relations with Africa

Explanation

The imperialists were for every other reasons interested in Africa, except that they thought of it as an avenue to smoothen foreign relations with African States.

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