What was the major consequence of the Scramble for Africa in…

Question

What was the major consequence of the Scramble for Africa in Yorubaland?

Answer 1

What was the major consequence of the Scramble for Africa in Yorubaland?

Yorubaland became a French colony.
Yorubaland lost its independence and became a British protectorate. ✓
Yorubaland experienced rapid industrialization.
Yoruba city-states formed a confederation.

Explanation

During the Scramble for Africa, Britain took over Yorubaland by treaties and force in the late 1800s. The Yoruba states lost their independence and became a British protectorate.

France did not take Yorubaland. Industrialisation did not follow colonial rule at that time.

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