Imperialist powers in Africa inbuilt antagonism by taking advantage of the cultural diversity of the...
HISTORY
JAMB 2014
Imperialist powers in Africa inbuilt antagonism by taking advantage of the cultural diversity of the people through the...
- A. Policy of Assimilation
- B. Divide-and-Rule Policy
- C. Indignant Policy
- D. Policy of Association
Correct Answer: B. Divide-and-Rule Policy
Explanation
The Divide and Rule Policy is the correct answer. The imperialist powers made conscious efforts to create and/or turn to its own advantage of the ethnic, cultural, tribal or religious differences within the population of their subjugated colonies. The effects of this still lingers in Nigeria and even among African countries today.
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