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Penelope G
Penelope G asked in Politics & GovernmentGovernment · 1 decade ago

Why were the British interested in Nigeria before World War II?

In the 19th and 20th centuries, why did imperialists want to imperialize Nigeria?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Oil, diamonds and gold.

  • ~Celtic~Saltire~
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    My dear Penelope G, please enlighten yourself with some facts, before you open your mouth and start dribbling, the British to whom you refer, were actually **The Tyrannical English**

  • not my president
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    wanted to make sure the French & Germans didn't get it

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