HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
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Gold
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Rubber
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Diamonds
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Africa appeared to be safe and offered a plentiful supply of raw minerals from which Europe could profit. Europeans were able to easily obtain resources such as oil, ivory, rubber, palm oil, wood, cotton, and gum thanks to the inexpensive labour of Africans.
Detailed explanation-2: -By 1900, though, more Europeans moved into the African interior to extract raw materials such as rubber, palm oil, gold, copper, and diamonds. These natural resources made Africa a vital resource for the European economy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The reasons for African colonisation were mainly economic, political and religious.
Detailed explanation-4: -Africa’s two most profitable mineral resources are gold and diamonds.
Detailed explanation-5: -In fact, the major European powers (Britain, France, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Italy, etc.) colonized and controlled almost all of Africa during the events of the Scramble for Africa, which took place from about 1870 until the outbreak of World War I in 1914.