WORLD HISTORY

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: -In the mid to late 19th century, the European powers colonized much of Africa and Southeast Asia. During the decades of imperialism, the industrializing powers of Europe viewed the African and Asian continents as reservoirs of raw materials, labor, and territory for future settlement.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ‘Scramble for Africa’ is the term that historians use to refer to the expansion of European empires into Africa during the Age of Imperialism. It is referred to as a ‘scramble’ due to the way in which the European nations raced to capture territory to expand to their empires.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Scramble for Africa is the name given to the way in which European countries brought nearly all of the African continent under their control as part of their separate empires.

Detailed explanation-5: -Europe saw the colonization of Africa as an opportunity to acquire a surplus population, thus settler colonies were created. With this invasion, many European countries saw Africa as being available to their disposal.