Question

Which of the following is an example of how Western imperialism lead to regional conflicts?

A) boundaries in Africa were drawn without regard to areas of ethnic groups
B) Japanese invaded and controlled much of eastern China
C) fighting broke out in the Philippines between Britain and local rebels
D) The Chinese agreed to cede lands to Russia

Answer 1

The answer is:

A. Boundaries in Africa were drawn without regard to areas of ethnic groups.

Answer 2

A) boundaries in Africa were drawn without regard to areas of ethnic groups

European boundaries of Africa were established without regard to ethic groups and were based on geographic or just arbitrary lines. this mixed ethnic groups with long histories into countries together which eventually led to conflict. This is especially true after European powers left and African groups were sorting out their own governments and power structure.