Who was George Curzon?

A) a British viceroy of India who solidified British rule there
B) an explorer of Central Africa who enabled Leopold's Congo Free State
C) a general in the Boer War who achieved a great victory over British forces
D) the American secretary of state who instituted the "open door" policy in China
E) a social theorist who coined the phrase "survival of the fittest"

Mercantilist theory held that

A) colonies can help the mother country become self-sufficient by providing it with valuable raw materials.
B) there should be an equal balance of imports and exports.
C) government should not interfere in the economy.
D) overseas colonies were an unnecessary burden on a nation's natural resources.