Answer:
Europeans first became interested in Africa for trade route purposes. They were looking for ways to avoid the taxes of the Arab and Ottoman empires in Southwest Asia. Sailing around Africa was the obvious choice, but it was a long voyage and could not be completed without “pit stops” along the way.
WW1 made Russia to leave during the war, so it was one of the factors that made them have a revolution
APEX says A
<span>Because it would cause conflict between the British visitors and the Chinese residents</span>
