Geography
Britain and France both want to gain control of Fashoda, in East Africa, but each of them would prefer to do this without going to war with the other state. There is going to be a brief window of opportunity where sending an expedition to Fashoda would allow the sender to gain permanent control of this valuable outpost. Given difficulties of communication each state has to make the decision whether or not to send an expedition to claim Fashoda without knowing what the other side will do. If both states send expeditions, war will result. War is undesirable, but letting the other state take Fashoda is a worse outcome, since the two are engaged in serious great power rivalry.Does the above summary give you enough information to determine the payoff structure? What is the payoff structure? And can you predict what the outcome will be, if rational choice assumptions apply?Group of answer choicesNo, this does not provide enough information to determine the payoff structure, or the outcome.Yes, CD>DD>CC>DC. Neither state will send an expedition and war will be avoided.Yes, DC>CC>DD>CD, and both states will send expeditions and thus go to war.Yes, CC>DC/DD>CD. The outcome is indeterminate, since the best option for each state depends upon what the other one does.