Choose the best explanation of the title, "scramble for africa." -tribal (cultural) lands and borders were being changed by the indigenous people. -tribes that fought each other were attempting to gain control of more land. -european colonists were claiming land hoping to outdo their neighboring european competitors. -languages and dialects were becoming mixed while control of lands was changing.

The best explanation for the Scramble for Africa was that European colonists were claiming land hoping to outdo their neighboring European competitors.

The Scramble for Africa was the invasion, territorial division, colonization and the annexation of African territories during the period of the New Imperialism, between the decade of 1880 and the beginning of the First World War, which involved France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy , Portugal, Belgium and Spain, justified in different claims of these countries.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality. 

payments were made after the 1940s.

in the 1980s, a commission held investigations and made recommendations.