Question

in the 1890s, british policy in south africa was influenced by cecil rhodes. rhodes had started diamond and gold companies in south africa that made him a fortune. rhodes was a great champion of british expansion. in fact, he once stated that god had chosen him to gain as much territory in africa as possible for the british. one of rhodes’s goals was to create a series of british colonies “from the cape to cairo”—all linked by a railroad. when gold and diamonds were discovered in the transvaal, british settlers went there in large numbers looking to make their fortunes. the boer residents resented the settlers and sometimes did not treat them well. rhodes secretly backed a raid that was meant to cause british settlers to revolt against the transvaal government. the raid failed, and the british government then forced rhodes to resign as head of the cape colony. this action was taken too late, however, to prevent a war between the british and the boers. what was the goal of cecil rhodes? to prevent a war between the british and the boers to create a series of british colonies “from the cape to cairo”—all linked by a railroad to cause zulu settlers to revolt against the transvaal government none of these are accurate

Explanation:

The provided text explicitly states that one of Cecil Rhodes's key goals was to create a series of British colonies "from the Cape to Cairo" connected by a railroad. It also notes he aimed to gain as much African territory as possible, and his actions were tied to British expansion, not preventing war or inciting Zulu settlers to revolt.

Answer:

to create a series of British colonies "from the Cape to Cairo"—all linked by a railroad