Question

select the correct answer
which event marked the start of the scramble for africa?

a. crimean war

b. colonization of congo

c. colonization of mozambique

d. world war i

Explanation:

The Scramble for Africa was the 19th - century invasion, occupation, division, and colonization of African territory by European powers. The colonization of the Congo by King Leopold II of Belgium (which began in the late 1870s and was formalized in the 1880s) is often seen as a significant event that spurred other European powers to claim African territories. The Crimean War (1853 - 1856) was a conflict in Europe and the Middle East and not directly related to the Scramble for Africa. The colonization of Mozambique was part of the Scramble but not the starting event. World War I (1914 - 1918) occurred after most of the Scramble for Africa had already taken place.

Answer:

B. colonization of Congo