Who began the Scramble for Africa?
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Who began the Scramble for Africa?
Scramble for Africa:
By the 1880s, the continent of Africa had become a target for the imperialist nations of Europe. They decided to subjugate the people of Africa with force in order to commandeer African resources and labor.
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View this answerThe one event credited with starting the scramble was the Berlin Conference of 1884-85. The primary reason for the conference was so that Belgium's...
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Chapter 11 / Lesson 3When was the Berlin Conference and what happened at it? Learn about purpose of the Berlin Conference, along with who organized it and how it contributed to the colonization of Africa.
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