Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
The process of the imperialist conquest of Asia and Africa was accompanied by intense rivalries, and conflicts the European imperialist powers. The competing claims over colonies often created conditions of war. However, generally, most of these conflicts were resolved in the conference rooms of wars were avoided The European powers settled their rival claims which country would acquire which territory on the basis of quid pro quo or something for something by giving away something in exchange for receiving something. For example, in 1904, after a long period of something for something', by giving awaliering claims, which had brought them almost to the point of war, Britain and France entered into a secret agreement whereby Britain was given a free hand in Egypt and in exchange Morocco was to be given to Germany came to know about it, she demanded that France relinquish her claim to Morocco. A series s of international crises followed, bringing Europe to the brink' of war. The Moroccan issue was settled in 1911 when Fr France agreed to give a portion of French Congo to Germany and Germany informed France that she could do what she liked in Morocco. In creating these crises and in resolving them, the people of French Congo or Morocco, whose territories were being bargained, had no say
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: France allowed Germany to exercise full control over the French Congo.
Statement II: France went to war with Britain in 1904.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer :
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
Solution :
The correct option is: Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
Let's analyze each statement step-by-step based on the provided text:
Analysis of Statement I:
Statement I claims that "France allowed Germany to exercise full control over the French Congo."
According to the passage, the Moroccan issue was settled in 1911 when France agreed to give "a portion of French Congo to Germany," not the entire territory or full control over it. Therefore, Statement I is incorrect.
Analysis of Statement II:
Statement II claims that "France went to war with Britain in 1904."
According to the passage, in 1904, after a long period of competing claims which had brought them almost to the point of war, Britain and France "entered into a secret agreement" (an alliance/compromise) where Britain got a free hand in Egypt and France in Morocco. They avoided war rather than going to war. Therefore, Statement II is incorrect.
Since both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect, the selected option is correct.
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