Which of These Statements Is Most Descriptive of the European

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements is most descriptive of the European nations in the 1880s?

A) Germany moved into second place behinds Britain in the colonizing of territories.
B) Many of the German people preferred that their government take care of its people at home rather than go off somewhere in search of "glory."
C) France had acquired its colonies in North Africa for economic reasons: Any nation, France believed, had to have colonies to resist being taken over by some other country.
D) The United States came under severe pressure from its industrialists to found colonies where they could sell their products, but Africa was carved up before they had a chance to join in.
E) The German government wanted to make up for the extra territory Britain gained by seizing Egypt.