HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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The location of ancient African tribal kingdoms
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the topographic features of the continent
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the patterns of European colonialism
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traditional African language groups
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Detailed explanation-1: -This would reduce conflict and minimize Africa’s political misfortunes. European colonialism brought racism, discrimination, inequality and seriously warped many African political and economic institutions [5].
Detailed explanation-2: -As late as the 1870s, Europeans controlled approximately 10% of the African continent, with all their territories located near the coasts. The most important holdings were Angola and Mozambique, held by Portugal; the Cape Colony, held by Great Britain; and Algeria, held by France.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Partition of Africa began in earnest with the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, and was the cause of most of Africa’s borders today.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1885 European leaders met at the infamous Berlin Conference to divide Africa and arbitrarily draw up borders that exist to this day. The map on the wall in the Reich Chancellery in Berlin was five meters (16.4 feet) tall. It showed Africa with rivers, lakes, a few place names and many white spots.