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Scramble refers to a disorderly way europeans rushed to acquire colonies in Africa.

ONE REASON WAS TO GET RAW MATERIALS FOR THEIR INDUSTRIES

Europeans wanted minerals eg soda ash, gold, diamond and agricultural produce eg tea, coffee, cotton sugar for their industries.

Europeans wanted market for their manufactured goods. Europeans sold their manufactured goods in East Africa.

Europeans wanted to spread christianity

Europeans wanted to stop slave trade

Europeans wanted to settle surplus population. Extra population was brought to Africa

Europeans wanted to promote their prestige

The British wanted to control R. Nile. British wanted to control Uganda, Sudan and Egypt where R.Nile passed

Europeans wanted to control trade route India

East Africa is at a strategic position therefore easy to control other parts of Indian ocean. 

Question

 State five reasons for the scramble for colonies in East Africa

ANSWERS

• In search of raw materials
• To widen market for manufactured goods
• To spread Christianity
• To acquire more colonies
• To stop slave trade
• To settle surplus population
• For strategic reasons