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| What was the cause of the Crimean War? |
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| The cause of the crimean was was the Russian Czars wanting land on the Black Sea. |
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| Why was there inadequate food in Africa during European colonization? |
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| There was inadequate food supply because of the change to cash crops from subsistence agriculture. |
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| Why did Britain take control of the Suez Canal? |
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| Britain took control of the Suez Canal because Egypt couldn't pay its European bankers even the interest on its 450 million debt. |
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| What is Social Darwinism? |
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| Social Darwinism was the idea that those who were fittest for survival enjoyed wealth and success and were considered superior to others. |
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| What were Africa's national boundaries like after colonization? |
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| After colonization, Africa's boundaries were combined or naturally divided groups which created problems that plagued African colonies during European occupation. |
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| Why was India Britain's most valuable colony? |
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| India was a major supplier of raw material for Britain. |
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| What were the results of the Berlin Conference? |
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| The results of the Berlin Conference was the division of Africa. |
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| What were the causes of the Sepoy Mutiny? |
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| The causes of the Sepoy Mutiny was the constant racism that the British expressed toward the Indians. They greases the Sepoy's rifles with beef and pork fat. In order to use the cartridges of the rifles, they had to bite off the ends. Neither Hindu's nor Muslims ate these foods. When they rebelled, they were jailed. |
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| Imperialism is when a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, and socially. |
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