Chapter 18

I particularly liked the section about the devilfish in Egyptian waters. It really interested me because how can one country get there hands on so many others. It's a very difficult thing to do. If I was the ruler of a country I would try to do the same thing! Also on pages 886-887 the maps were really interesting to me because the variety of influences throughout Africa. I never knew there was so much French and British influence in Africa. What also was really interesting to me and as not as important but all the different products from all the different places. "At this time there was an extensive need for raw materials, wheat from the American Midwest and souther Russia, meat from Argentina, bananas from Central America, rubber from Brazil, cocoa and palm oil from West Africa, tea from Ceylon, gold and diamonds from South Africa." from page 880.