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Date November 2021 Marks available 15 Reference code 21N.3op1.HL.TZ0.18
Level Higher level only Paper Paper 3 (History of Africa and the Middle East) Time zone TZ0
Command term Discuss Question number 18 Adapted from N/A

Question

Section 9: Response to European imperialism (1870–1920)

“The most important reasons for British intervention in the Asante Wars (1873, 1896, 1900) were economic.” Discuss.

Markscheme

The question requires that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the statement that the most important reasons for British intervention in the Asante Wars were economic. Reasons may predate the timeframe, but they must be clearly linked to the issue raised in the question. Candidates may refer to economic factors such as the British desire to control the goldfields of Asante. As well as gold, Asante produced large quantities of rubber and cocoa, and the British were determined to break its monopoly of the lucrative trade between the coast and the hinterland. Candidates may discuss strategic factors including their support of the Fante, the traditional foe of Asante, or their wish to exclude France and Germany from the region. Candidates may also discuss more specific factors, such as the Asante incursion into British territory in 1873, the refusal of the Asantehene to submit to British protection in 1896, or the Golden Stool incident in 1900. Candidates’ opinions or conclusions will be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence.

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HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 1: History of Africa and the Middle East » 9: Response to European imperialism (1870–1920) » The Asante Wars (1873, 1896, 1900): reasons for Asante resistance and British intervention
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