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At the start of the Second Industrial Revolution the share of Africa Europeans controlled was about:
A10 percent
B40 percent
C60 percent
D90 percent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 10 percent
1. European holdings were still coastal footholds at that point.
2. Within thirty years almost the whole continent was claimed.
3. At the start it was about 10 percent.
_Source: OpenStax World History Volume 2, Chapter 9, The Second Industrial Revolution._
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