CLEP Western Civ II

Category - Imperialism

European powers resorted to forced labor in many cases because of which of the following?
  1. There were not enough skilled workers for production.
  2. Paying wages was not cost-effective.
  3. Slavery was a common practice in Africa.
  4. Many Africans were not motivated by money.
  5. The slave trade was no longer profitable.
Explanation
Answer: D - Forced labor became common in regions where the indigenous people could not be motivated by money. While wages took hold in the larger cities, those in remote regions had little use for money. Therefore, Europeans would demand that workers produce for them. They would remain in their villages and return to their lives once quotas were met, so they were distinct from slaves. Slavery had been outlawed in most of Europe by the second half of the 19th century, so forced labor created a viable alternative.
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