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The Scramble for Africa

The Scramble for Africa. Pre-Scramble. Early 1800s. What Happened?.

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The Scramble for Africa

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  1. The Scramble for Africa

  2. Pre-Scramble

  3. Early 1800s

  4. What Happened? Commercial greed, territorial ambition, and political rivalry all fueled the European race to take over Africa. This culminated in Africa's partition at the Berlin Conference 1884-5. The whole process became known as "The Scramble for Africa".

  5. The Berlin Conference

  6. Forces for Change • DISCOVERY OF QUININE • STEAM ENGINE • TELEGRAPH • GUN DESIGN • RUBBER • END of SLAVERY in AMERICAS

  7. World War IEnd of Scramble

  8. New Scramble

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