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What did the desire for gold influenced Europeans' decisions during the scramble fro Africa

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Well, when you find gold you get rich... therefore they went for it! Hope i helped(:
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The desire for gold influenced European decision making during the Scramble for Africa by gold producing areas more sought after. The countries that could not claim the interior gold producing regions made sure they got the exterior port regions
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