HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Liberia and Ethiopia
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Morocco and Ethiopia
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Egypt, South Africa, Algeria
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Sudan, Egypt, Liberia
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Detailed explanation-1: -While the buildup took centuries, the European conquest of Africa was over in a lightning fast 15 years. At its end, there were only two African states remaining: Ethiopia and Liberia.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ethiopia and Liberia are widely believed to be the only two African countries to have never been colonized. Their location, economic viability, and unity helped Ethiopia and Liberia avoid colonization.
Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of Adowa (Ethiopia) As you have already learned, Ethiopia along with Liberia, were the only African countries that were not colonized by Europeans. It was not that European powers were not interested in colonizing Ethiopia-they were!
Detailed explanation-4: -By 1914, 90% of Africa had been divided between seven European countries with only Liberia and Ethiopia remaining independent nations.