SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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The main reason for intensified European interest in establishing colonies in Africa during the late 19th Century was to
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They wanted to help organize African schools.
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They wanted to solve tribal disputes.
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They wanted to send European missionaries to Africa.
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They wanted to harvest Africa’s abundant industrial resources
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In the 19th century, energized by the industrial revolution and under pressure from a rapidly growing population, Europe launched a new period of colonial expansion, inspired by the discovery of new markets, new areas for the settlement of Europe’s poor migrants, and the desire to “civilize the barbarian nations “.
Detailed explanation-2: -Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.
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