COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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South Africa and Ethiopia
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South Africa and Liberia
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Ethiopia and Liberia
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Nigeria and Ethiopia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Key players in this expansion were England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Portugal. By the end of “the scramble, ” only two African states remained independent: Ethiopia (Abyssinia) and Liberia (although Liberia is often considered an informal colony of the United States).
Detailed explanation-2: -Liberia retained its independence throughout the Scramble for Africa by European colonial powers during the late 19th century, while remaining in the American sphere of influence. President William Howard Taft made American support to Liberia a priority of his foreign policy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Whether Liberia and Ethiopia were truly free of the scourge of colonial occupation is a question still debated today. However, while their stories are vastly different, Liberia and Ethiopia remain the only countries to escape the partitioning of Africa in 1885.
Detailed explanation-4: -By 1914, only Ethiopia and Liberia remained independent of European control, and Liberia had strong connections to the United States.
Detailed explanation-5: -Their location, economic viability, and unity helped Ethiopia and Liberia avoid colonization. Ethiopia was officially recognized as an independent state in 1896, after decisively defeating invading Italian forces at the Battle of Adwa.