3- Use the passage to answer the question "I have declared, in all of my speeches to the German people, that I am completely dedicated to peace on our
Continent. Forget that unpleasant business in dark Africa. Settlers and survivalists in such a wild land as that are
like gunpowder near a campfire. Who among you would not give support to your relatives or your kin? A German
is a German no matter where he lives!"
-- Kaiser Wilhelm II, Interview to the Daily Telegraph, 1908
Which statement best summarizes Wilhelm's rationalization of the German Empire's
participation in the Boer War against the United Kingdom? (WH. H.7.3)
A) As a new colonial power, Germany had to expand its possessions on the
continent of Africa
B) To support Germany's adoption of the Industrial Revolution, conquering British
colonies in Africa were necessary for resource extraction
C) Mutual defense treaties between the Boers and Germany obligated Germany to
enter the conflict
D) Nationalism's disregard for imperial borders demanded Germany defend the
territory of foreign Germanic nennles