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Scramble for Africa

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The Scramble for Africa was the invasion, conquest, and colonisation of most of Africa by seven Western European powers which were driven by the Second Industrial Revolution during the late 19th century and early 20th century during the era of "New Imperialism". Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom were the contending powers.

Scramble for Africa - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1870s–1914 European colonisation of Africa For information on the colonisation of Africa prior to the 1880s, see Colonisation of Africa . For the book by Thomas Pakenham , see The Scramble for Africa (book) . Major pre-colonial states in Africa (excluding East African states such as Ajuran , Adal , Buganda , Rwanda , Kilwa , and Imerina , and southern African kingdoms: Mapungubwe , Rozvi , Maravi , Uukwanyama , and Mthwakazi ) Areas of Africa controlled by Western European colonial powers in 1913: Belgian (or

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