SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -In the Middle Ages, North and East Africa was further colonised by people from Western Asia. In the Modern Era, Western Europeans colonised all parts of the continent, culminating in the Scramble for Africa in the late 19th century.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Scramble for Africa, also called the Partition of Africa, the Conquest of Africa or the Rape of Africa, was the invasion, annexation, division, and colonization of most of Africa by seven Western European powers during an era known as New Imperialism (between 1833 and 1914).

Detailed explanation-3: -Colonial powers exploited various countries in Asia, Africa, and South America. In addition to colonialism, countries were also subjected to imperialism.

Detailed explanation-4: -France controlled most of West Africa between the southern and northern coasts. Portugal controlled Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea, Belgium ruled over the Congo, while Spain controlled parts of Morocco and Equatorial Guinea. Italy, a new great power, sought to expand its colonial empire in Libya and the Horn of Africa.