WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: International rivalries among European countries such as England, France, and the Netherlands led each country to develop its colonization of Africa. In part as competition for resources and prestige, these countries sent their settlers to Africa.

Detailed explanation-2: -The rivalry between European powers was also one of the main drives behind the Scramble for Africa. In order to prevent each other from acquiring more territories, the Europeans carved up the African continent into colonies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Africans were forced to work under terrible conditions on plantations, railways, and logging. In order to gain power, Europeans encouraged Africans to fight against each other. New political boundaries caused ethnic groups to clash. This has led to ethnic and political unrest in Africa today.

Detailed explanation-4: -After 1870, the European nations began to acquire colonies in Asia, Africa and the Pacific. Their imperialistic activities accelerated from 1880 onwards. Between 1895 and 1905 imperialistic expansion reached its climax. Colonial rivalry was a cause of the First World War.