Which TWO of the following statements best explain
the central ideas of the text?
A Europeans saw Africa as land full of abundant
resources that were available for the taking.
B King Leopold was a visionary leader that should be
admired even though his tactics were not always wel
received by all.
The Europeans' only motivation for colonizing Africa
was to "civilize" the natives by spreading the
Christian faith.
D While European colonization did irreparable harm to
Africa, Africans looked to Liberia as a beacon of hope
for their future freedom.
E European countries went to brutal lengths to secure
their wealth in Africa.
F Greed lead European people to use great violence
because there were no strict moral rules in place.

The texts informs us about the Western Europe countries colonizing Africa; when and why that happened, what were the consequences and the means of achieving it.

At the late 1800s, news about the discovery of the interior of Africa began spreading across Europe. News about gold, silver, diamonds, minerals, rubber etc. found here, exerted a propmpt response by Europe's rulers, most notably, Belgium's King Leopold.

Freely using Africa's resources, killing people who objected them, waging bloody wars that decreased the population of the continent, Europe committed a terrible crime against Africa.

Local tribes started rebellions, but their bows, arrows and spears were no match to brutal soldiers with fire weapon.

America also had a colony in Africa, Liberia, but it served as a new home for newly freed African slaves in the 19th century.

Finally, in the second half of 20th century, African countries began gaining independance.

jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2021-10-08T11:27:57+02:00

The TWO statements that best explain the central ideas of the text are:

A. Europeans saw Africa as land full of abundant resources that were available for the taking.

E European countries went to brutal lengths to secure their wealth in Africa.

Your question is incomplete, but i believe you are referring to the article "The Scramble For Africa" which was written by Mike Kubic.

According to the article, the author mentioned the scramble for Africa that was made by the Europeans and how they shared the territories amongst themselves.

One motivating factor they had was the natural resources resident in Africa and the European countries made decisions to colonize the African countries they so desired.

When they came to Africa to make their colony, they were fiercely resisted by the people and they were put down forcefully. This resulted in lots of deaths and injuries to the people in Africa

Therefore, it can be noted that the Europeans went to brutal lengths to get the wealth of Africa and they believed Africa was filled with resources that was theirs for the taking.

The correct answers are options A and D