Which of the following was an important unintended consequence of the European partition of Africa in the late nineteenth century?
A) European colonizers engaged in many wars with each other over African territory.
B) Increased immigration occurred from Africa to Europe.
C) People from throughout Africa began to think of themselves as members of a single nation.
D) Boundary lines drawn by Europeans divided existing African ethnic, linguistic, cultural, and commercial units among several different colonies.

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The European partition of Africa, often without regard to the existing ethnic, linguistic, cultural, and commercial boundaries, led to the division of cohesive groups among different colonial territories. This has had long-lasting effects on the continent's political and social cohesion.

Which of the Following Was an Important Unintended Consequence of the European