All of the Following Statements About the Boer War Are

question 87

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about the Boer War are true except ______________.

• A) casualties were extremely high
• B) Britain insisted on extending its rule of the territory to cover the Dutch
• C) the English won, but at great cost
• D) the English established huge gold and diamond mines worked by the Boers
• E) it caused Europeans to question whether imperialism was economically or morally defensible

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