COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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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: -Notably missing were any representatives from Africa. One of the tasks of this conference was for each European country that claimed possession over a part of Africa to bring “civilization, ” in the form of Christianity, as well as trade.
Detailed explanation-2: -No Africans were invited to the Berlin Conference and no Africans took part in deciding how the continent would be “carved up.” In 1870, only 10 percent of Africa was under European control; by 1914 it had increased to 90 percent of the continent.
Detailed explanation-3: -European leaders did not invite African leaders to the Berlin Conference because they did not respect the authority of African leaders. In addition, the welfare and interest of African leaders ran contrary to the interest of European nations that attended the conference.
Detailed explanation-4: -Representatives of 13 European states, the United States of America and the Ottoman Empire converged on Berlin at the invitation of German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck to divide up Africa among themselves “in accordance with international law.” Africans were not invited to the meeting.