It Could Most Accurately Be Stated of the European States

It could most accurately be stated of the European states during the colonial era in Africa that

A) Germany, France, and Italy all sought national glory and honor almost as much as they did colonies.
B) Germans wanted to outpace France, their traditional rivals.
C) Germany wanted to take back the areas of Alsace and Lorraine, which had remained in French hands after their last conflict.
D) France and Germany each managed to seize some decent areas, though most of the land they came to control was pretty much useless.
E) Only the British and the Germans managed to take over areas of Africa where they actually found large markets.