All except one of the following motivated the scramble for Africa
The justification that the Western Powers have the responsibilities to civilise the Non-Western Countries
An avenue for em-broadening foreign relations with Africa
The need to boost the Western Economies
That the colonies would gain access to superior European goods and influence
Correct answer is B
The imperialists were for every other reasons interested in Africa, except that they thought of it as an avenue to smoothen foreign relations with African States.