It Could Most Accurately Be Stated of the European States

question 11

Multiple Choice

It could most accurately be stated of the European states during the colonial era in Africa that

• A) Germany, France, and Italy all sought national glory and honor almost as much as they did colonies.
• B) Germans wanted to outpace Spain, their traditional rivals.
• C) Germany wanted to take back the areas of Alsace and Lorraine, which had remained in French hands after their last conflict.
• D) France and Germany each managed to seize the most significant areas.
• E) Only the British and the Germans managed to take over areas of Africa where they actually found large markets.

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