The following is a letter written by a French captain after an invasion of Algeria in 1950.
"Almost all [Kabyle] women follow their brothers and husbands [into battle]. They are even seen in the midst of the battle, encouraging the combatants with their cries, caring for the wounded, helping to carry the dead off the battlefield, sharing in the dangers of the struggle—in the pain of defeat or the joy of victory. Bloody examples prove the part that these women play in holy war [against the French army]. In December 1834, a Kabyle woman served as a foot soldier in an attack against a [French military] a cavalry charge; her body was discovered among the dead afterwards. In a military confrontation in 1835, fourteen women were killed or wounded."
—Captain Carette, c. 1850

Written after an invasion of Algeria, Captain Carette's letter represents which of the following attitudes that Europeans had about indigenous African cultures in the 1800s?
A.
Europeans were surprised by the roles women played in African societies.
B.
Europeans showed disdain for the freedoms that African women enjoyed.
C.
Europeans feared African women would attack their home countries.
D.
Europeans were jealous that women in Africa were treated so well.