WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

IMPERIALISM ASIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The division of Africa was
A
held in the late 1980’s.
B
was decided at the Brussels Conference.
C
called the “scramble for Africa.”
D
decided by the countries of Europe, with the help of African leaders.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -By 1914, 90% of Africa had been divided between seven European countries with only Liberia and Ethiopia remaining independent nations.

Detailed explanation-3: -The “Scramble for Africa” was the invasion, occupation, division, colonisation and annexation of African territories by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Scramble for Africa (or the Race for Africa) was the proliferation of conflicting European claims to African territory during the New Imperialism period, between the 1880s and the start of World War I.

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