Question

A result of colonial economic policy on African nations was that they

A. were able to produce most needed goods domestically.
B. had strong groups of trained government officials.
C. were industrially developed.
D. were set up mostly for exports.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. were set up mostly for exports.

The scramble and partition of Africa was mainly because the European needed raw materials for their industries abroad. As a result, they introduced various cash crops in their colonies for export to Europe