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European colonization of Africa during the nineteenth century was motivated MOST by which goal?

obtaining manufactured goods from Africa
creating industrialized economies in Africa
operating cash crop plantations in Africa
documenting native cultures in Africa

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User Lucasart
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Most likely option 2.
1 Africa had mostly raw materials during colonization
3 plantations aren’t what Africa was known for
4 this could be apart of the white mans burden but Europe was more about increasing their economies
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