what was the immediate effect of the explorations of men like Burton, Livingstone, Speke, and Stanley?

A. the explorations brought attention to the struggles of the people in Africa.

B. the explorations converted large numbers of natives to Christianity.

C. Their explorations contributed to the potential desirability of parts of Africa for economic purposes.

D. their explorations had no great impact, other than historical writing purposes.

the immediate effect of the explorations of men like them was : C. their explorations contributed to the potential desirability of parts of Africa for economic purposes
the exploration make them aware about the huge amount of natural resource (especially metal which is their expert currency until now

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Answer:

Option: C. Their explorations contributed to the potential desirability of parts of Africa for economic purposes.

Explanation:

Increasing hostility between several European countries with the rise of Imperialism brought the rush to invasion, colonization and annexation of African territory. During those ages, many famous explorers tried to explore central portions of the continent. Explorers like Richard Francis Burton, David Livingstone, John Hanning Speke, Henry Morton Stanley in Africa helped Europeans to establish their colonies in the wilderness to get access to the natural resource and rich minerals to prospers their nations.