Scramble for Africa

Scramble,for,Africa
The,"Scramble,for,Africa",was,the,invasion,,occupation,,division,,colonization,and,annexation,of,African,territory,by,European,powers,during,the,period,of,New,Imperialism,,between,1881,and,1914,It,is,also,called,the,Partition,of,Africa,and,the,Conquest,of,Africa,In,1870,,only,10,percent,of,Africa,was,under,European,control;,by,1914,it,had,increased,to,90,percent,of,the,continent,,with,only,Ethiopia,Abyssinia,,the,Dervish,state,Present,day,Somalia,1,and,Liberia,still,being,independent
The,Berlin,Conference,of,1884,,which,regulated,European,colonization,and,trade,in,Africa,,is,usually,referred,to,as,the,starting,point,of,the,scramble,for,Africa2,Consequent,to,the,political,and,economic,rivalries,among,the,European,empires,in,the,last,quarter,of,the,19th,century,,the,partitioning,of,Africa,was,how,the,Europeans,avoided,warring,amongst,themselves,over,Africa3,The,latter,years,of,the,19th,century,saw,the,transition,from,"informal,imperialism",hegemony,,by,military,influence,and,economic,dominance,,to,the,direct,rule,of,a,people,which,brought,about,colonial,imperialism4
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