What's one reason why the independence movements in africa tended to be more violent than other places? a. african countries tended to seek independence earlier than other countries around the world. b. the colonies in africa each had very large white settler populations who resisted all attempts at independence. c. the colonies in africa had been the sight of most of the most deadly battles of the second world war. d. africa had undergone centuries of brutal exploitation and mass slavery that broke down institutions of civil society.