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. Of these fourteen nations at the Berlin Conference, France, Germany, Great Britain, and Portugal were the major players.

Detailed explanation-2: -the BERLIN CONFERENCE (held in Berlin, Germany) to set up rules for colonizing Africa.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Berlin Conference spanned almost four months of deliberations, from 15 November 1884 to 26 February 1885. By the end of the Conference the European powers had neatly divided Africa up amongst themselves, drawing the boundaries of Africa much as we know them today.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main objective of the Berlin conference was to maintain the point of setting up international rules for making claims to African land to maintain a strategic distance from strife between European powers. The German chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, at the intent of Portugal, first summoned the Berlin Conference.