WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Known as The Berlin Conference, they sought to discuss the partitioning of Africa, establishing rules to amicably divide resources among the Western countries at the expense of the African people.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 marked the climax of the European competition for territory in Africa, a process commonly known as the Scramble for Africa.