COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly.
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There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers.
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African leaders voiced their suggestions for better relations with European powers.
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Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885? France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly. There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers.
Detailed explanation-2: -One thing is clear-the Berlin Conference established the legal claim by Europeans that all of Africa could be occupied by whomever could take it. It also established a process for Europeans to cooperate rather than fight with each other. This cooperation played a huge role in the division and conquest of Africa.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Berlin Conference was seen as the beginning of the “Scramble for Africa.” The “Scramble for Africa” was the invasion and colonization of African territory by European powers between 1881 and 1914.
Detailed explanation-4: -At the time of the conference, 80 percent of Africa remained under traditional and local control. What ultimately resulted was a hodgepodge of geometric boundaries that divided Africa into 50 irregular countries. This new map of the continent was superimposed over 1, 000 indigenous cultures and regions of Africa.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Berlin Conference led to a period of heightened colonial activity by the European powers. With the exception of Ethiopia and Liberia, all the states that make up present day Africa were parceled out among the colonial powers within a few years after the meeting.