Match the items.

The task is to match the lettered items with the correct numbered items. Appearing below is a list of lettered items. Following that is a list of numbered items. Each numbered item is followed by a drop-down. Select the letter in the drop down that best matches the numbered item with the lettered alternatives.
a.
China only wanted silver, giving China more trade power until Europeans flooded China with opium, giving Europe more power. Chinese tried to fight back, but the British would take over the trade by force.

b.
Europeans wanted to extend their control due to industrialization; to do this, they focused on the continent of Africa, where almost ALL of Africa became a European colony.

c.
Guns, especially the machine gun, created a huge advantage for Europeans in battles, making it nearly meaningless for other people/countries of Africa to fight back.

d.
Weapon technology and use of existing power source, like princes who would receive special benefits, worked to European advantages.

1.
Why are the guns such an important part of colonization in Africa?


a
2.
Opium War in China


a
3.
Scramble for Africa


a
4.
Why was indirect rule able to work?