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The Scramble for Africa: The 1884 Berlin Conference and Its Impacts

The 1884 Berlin Conference marked a pivotal moment in the Scramble for Africa, as major Western powers convened to negotiate territorial claims and establish new boundaries across the continent. This conference led to the arbitrary division of Africa into approximately 50 irregular countries, driven primarily by the economic and military dominance of Europe. The influence of ethnocentrism further complicated relations, leading to conflicts and civil strife, particularly after colonial powers withdrew. Understanding these historical dynamics is crucial for comprehending modern African geopolitics.

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The Scramble for Africa: The 1884 Berlin Conference and Its Impacts

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  1. Scramble for Africa Rohan Kaul, Jason Tew

  2. Berlin Conference of 1884 1884 Called to negotiate questions Major western powers http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/0aa/e26/0aae26f0-070d-4b15-89a8-670e43babf69

  3. Division of Africa Afterwards, it was divided up into 50 irregular countries. http://wps.ablongman.com/wps/media/objects/262/268312/art/figures/KISH_25_575.gif

  4. Influence Mainly from economic and military dominance Not a lot of alliances in Africa, so it was divide and conquer. http://www.worldculturepictorial.com/images/content_2/british_military_band_handover-ceremony_iraq.jpg

  5. Ethnocentrism The belief that one’s ethnicity is centrally important. Led to a civil war Mainly applies after the British had left. http://interculturaljournal.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/ethnocentrism.jpg?w=297&h=349

  6. Europe’s reasons for controlling Africa Mainly for it’s natural resources. Imperialism Wanted to create a large overseas empire. http://www.vzg.ru/prod/prod06.jpg

  7. Citations • Crowe, Sybil E. (1942). The Berlin West African Conference, 1884–1985. New York: Longmans, Green. ISBN 0837132878 (1981, New ed. edition). • Kevin Shillington, Encyclopedia of African history‎, (CRC Press: 2005), p.1406. • R, Robinson, J.Gallagher and A. Denny, Africa and the Victorians, London, 1965, Page. 175. • Kevin Shillington, History of Africa: Revised Second Edition, (New York: Macmillian Publishers Limited, 2005), 301

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