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Answer:
A thesis statement does not have to be necessarily the first statement in the introduction, so therefore, the answer for this question would be the second option. In order to identify the author's thesis statement when reading an informational text, the thesis statement is the sentence in the introduction that states the author’s specific ideas about the topic. The answer is B.
Explanation:
Answer:
The driving force was Economics; the need for resources and technological advances.
Explanation:
Europeans took over Africa in the 18's. The Scramble For Africa then make the European to enslave Africans and took all their resources.
It all started because of Europeans' competitions. In order to be better than their neighbor in the continent(Europe), Europeans needed ''more'' riches.
Europeans wanted Africa resources such as rubber. For England, they only want more power but Germany want to compete and beat the ''English'' people.
So, the Europeans main driving force is Economics.
Your textbook. It is a second hand account.