Imperialist powers in Africa inbuilt antagonism by taking advantage of the cultural diversity of the people through the ______?

A. Policy of Assimilation
B. Divide-and-Rule Policy
C. Indignant Policy
D. Policy of Association

Correct Answer: Option B

B. Divide-and-Rule Policy

Explanation

The Divide and Rule Policy is the correct answer. The imperialist powers made conscious efforts to create and/or turn to its own advantage of the ethnic, cultural, tribal or religious differences within the population of their subjugated colonies. The effects of this still lingers in Nigeria and even among African countries today.