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Zorluk: KolayGlobal Economic Developments and Resource Extraction

"The demand for rubber in the industrial nations of Europe and North America has completely transformed the economy of the Congo basin. Where once local communities engaged in agricultural trade and fishing, they are now forced to spend all their time in the dense forests gathering wild rubber to satisfy the quotas of concession companies."

—Letter from a Protestant missionary in the Congo Free State, 1895

Which of the following developments was the primary cause of the economic changes described in the passage?

  1. The growth of industrial manufacturing in Western nations that required natural resourcesCevap
  2. B
    The efforts of European governments to accumulate gold and silver bullion through mercantilist trade policies
  3. C
    The introduction of high-yielding crop varieties and chemical fertilizers during the Green Revolution
  4. D
    The implementation of Marxist reforms by colonial states to improve the working conditions of local laborers

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The growth of industrial manufacturing in Western nations that required natural resources
The correct answer is correct because the Second Industrial Revolution in the late 19th century created a high demand for raw materials such as rubber for manufacturing tires, hoses, and electrical insulation. This demand drove European powers and corporations to exploit resource-rich regions in Sub-Saharan Africa, transforming local economies from subsistence agriculture to export-oriented extraction.

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1
Analyze the stimulus to identify the core historical process described.
The passage describes local populations in the Congo being forced to harvest wild rubber to satisfy the demands of industrial nations in Europe and North America.
This establishes that the economic shifts in the Congo were directly linked to external industrial demand.
2
Connect the stimulus to the global context of the late 19th century.
The late 19th century was characterized by the Second Industrial Revolution, which relied heavily on new raw materials like rubber for industrial applications.
This explains why industrial nations required massive quantities of rubber from tropical regions.
3
Evaluate the options to identify which development best matches the cause of this resource extraction.
The option referencing the growth of industrial manufacturing matches this context, while other options refer to incorrect time periods or unrelated economic theories.
This confirms the correct option.

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