The rapid colonization of Africa by the European powers after 1880 was motivated primarily by

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the need to tap the hydroelectric potential of the African rivers

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the demand for slave to cultivate New World cotton and sugar

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the desire for new markets, raw materials and strategic advantage

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the heavy demand for African workers in European factories

1.	The rapid colonization of Africa by the European powers after 1880 was motivated primarily by
A.	the demand for slave to cultivate New World cotton and sugar
B.	the desire for new markets, raw materials and strategic advantage
C.	the need to tap the hydroelectric potential of the African rivers
D.	the heavy demand for African workers in European factories
Answer» C. the need to tap the hydroelectric potential of the African rivers

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