Maybe C. But what do you think?
They wanted to find more natural resources, and they also wanted to seek out new markets for European goods.
Answer:
Europeans generally used a one-crop economy in their colonies, for they are trying to generate wealth, instead of looking after the economies of the colonies. Most of the time, the crop is a "cash crop" or a crop that is worth a lot when needed, but usually cannot be eaten or used as food. They can include Tobacco, Cotton, etc.
However, the usage of only producing one product would lead to a large dependancy on it, and the economy of the certain country would depend on the demand as well as the price of the product. The higher the demand, the better the price, which leads to a better GDP. Of course, this may change on the whim, which makes an extremely unstable economy.
In today's world, only one one-resource economy works, and that is oil. Oil is used for a lot of things, including creating gasoline, diesel, etc, and is used in many modern appliances. However, with the world soon seeing the disastrous affects of the usage of fossil fuels, they are slowly transitioning to renewable resources, which may soon put the "oil kings" out of business, and propelling them back into a third-world status.
In the end, the Europeans used one crop economies in their colonies to generate quick cash, and to keep the economies of the colonies small, which may lead to them having trouble with uprisings.
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The correct answers are:
- Poverty levels became high among black citizens;
The poverty levels among the black citizens were high prior to the apartheid, so it is an over-exaggeration that the poverty levels became higher. The bigger problem was that the black citizens were not given the same opportunities as the white citizens, so that was what kept them poor and without prospect.
- A wide education gap opened between white and black citizens;
Very big problem was the education system, as most of the white citizens had education, while the majority of the black citizens did not. That created a very big problem as most of the black citizens were illiterate, thus stopping them from being able to progress even when the apartheid ended.
- White citizens controlled most businesses and industries;
Almost all businesses and industries in the country were controlled by the white citizens, That meant that they controlled the economy as well, and with the segregation that was taking place, it put the black citizens in a very situation.
