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Africa in the Age of Imperialism - Saskatoon Public Schools

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• The “scramble for <strong>Africa</strong>” brought European powers to <strong>the</strong><br />

br<strong>in</strong>k <strong>of</strong> war. To settle <strong>the</strong>ir disagreements, <strong>the</strong>y held a<br />

conference <strong>in</strong> Berl<strong>in</strong>.<br />

• At <strong>the</strong> Berl<strong>in</strong> Conference <strong>of</strong> 1884-1885, <strong>the</strong>se European<br />

nations drew boundary l<strong>in</strong>es on a map <strong>of</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>, divid<strong>in</strong>g<br />

up <strong>the</strong> cont<strong>in</strong>ent and approv<strong>in</strong>g each o<strong>the</strong>r’s claims to<br />

different <strong>Africa</strong>n lands. They <strong>the</strong>n proceeded to establish<br />

control over <strong>the</strong>se regions.

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