HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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representatives for the US
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representatives of European countries
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representatives of African countries
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representatives of the 3rd Estate
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Detailed explanation-1: -After explorers pushed into Africa’s interior, the European imperialistic powers met in 1884 at an international conference, later called the Berlin conference. No Africans were invited to the conference because the European powers did not have any interest in local input.
Detailed explanation-2: -No African leaders were present at the Berlin Conference. The Berlin Conference was attended by 13 European nations and the United States. The countries that attended included major powers with an interest in Africa such as France, Great Britain, and Germany.
Detailed explanation-3: -France took much of western Africa, from Mauritania to Chad (French West Africa) and Gabon and the Republic of Congo (French Equatorial Africa). Belgium and King Leopold II controlled the Democratic Republic of Congo (Belgian Congo). Portugal took Mozambique in the east and Angola in the west.
Detailed explanation-4: -When the conference opened in Berlin on 15 November 1884, 14 countries – Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden-Norway (unified from 1814-1905), Turkey and the USA – were represented by a plethora of ambassadors and envoys.