Question

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) British imperialism was based on the concept of maintaining and expanding trade by exploring the resources of its colonies in Asia and Africa.

(II) By the end of the 19th century, England had built a huge colonial empire in Asia and Africa.

Options

• (II) contradicts (I).

• (I) is the reason for (II).

• (I) is true, but (II) is false.

• (I) and (II) are independent of each other.

Answer 1

(I) is the reason for (II).

Explanation:

Both statements are true. By the end of the 19th century, England had indeed built a huge colonial empire in Asia and Africa, and British imperial policy then focused on using those colonies to secure raw materials and markets, i.e., to maintain and expand trade by exploiting colonial resources. Thus, (II) (the existence of a large empire) explains why (I) (British imperialism aimed to maintain/expand trade through colony exploitation) was the case.