Match the items a. Weapon technology and use of existing power source, like princes who would receive special benefits, worked to European advantages.

b. China only wanted silver, giving China more trade power until Europeans flooded China with opium, giving Europe more power. Chinese tried to fight back, but the British would take over the trade by force.

c. Europeans wanted to extend their control due to industrialization; to do this, they focused on the continent of Africa, where almost ALL of Africa became a European colony.

d. Guns, especially the machine gun, created a huge advantage for Europeans in battles, making it nearly meaningless for other people/countries of Africa to fight back.

1. Why are the guns such an important part of colonization in Africa?

2. Opium War in China

3. Scramble for Africa

4. Why was indirect rule able to work?

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