COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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90%
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9%
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60%
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30%
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1870, less than 10% of African territory was under European control. By 1914, it had increased to almost 90%! This is known as the scramble of Africa.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the space of just 20 years, 90 percent of Africa was brought under European occupation. Europe had captured a continent. Europe was in the throes of the Industrial Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -By the early 20th century, around 90 percent of Africa was directly controlled by Europeans (Figure 6.3. 1). European colonization of Africa completely reshaped the political and ethnic landscape, with lasting effects even today.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1870, only 10 percent of Africa was under formal European control; by 1914 this had increased to almost 90 percent of the continent, with only Ethiopia (Abyssinia) and Liberia remaining independent, the latter of which was a former United States colony.
Detailed explanation-5: -The result of this conference was a treaty called the Treaty of Berlin. By 1900, almost 90% of Africa was under European control.