WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Italy were the major European powers that were involved in the complete colonization of Africa. However, the two nations that held the most colonies in Africa were France and Britain.

Detailed explanation-2: -France took control of most parts of West Africa. Colonial rule was the result of competition among European countries for control of African resources.

Detailed explanation-3: -Through the use of direct military force, economic spheres of influence, and annexation, European countries dominated the continents of Africa and Asia. By 1914, Great Britain controlled the largest number of colonies, and the phrase, “the sun never sets on the British Empire, ” described the vastness of its holdings.