After the Partition of Africa in the 1880s, some European countries occupied newly drawn African states with "direct rule," which meant the transfer of a major branch of industry or commerce from private to state ownership or control. 0 0 0 0 0 a system of colonial rule of one nation by another in which the governed people assimilate to the former and relinquish autonomy. a system of colonial rule of one nation by another in which the governed people retain certain cultural customs and a degree of autonomy. the transfer of a business, industry, or service from public to private ownership and control. A and D

After the Partition of Africa in the 1880s, some European countries occupied newly drawn African states with "direct rule," which meant the transfer of a major branch of industry or commerce from private to state ownership or control. 0 0 0 0 0 a system of colonial rule of one nation by another in which the governed people assimilate to the former and relinquish autonomy. a system of colonial rule of one nation by another in which the governed people retain certain cultural customs and a degree of autonomy. the transfer of a business, industry, or service from public to private ownership and control. A and D