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SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA MAP

The ‘Scramble for Africa’ is the term that historians use to refer to the expansion of European empires into Africa.  It is referred to as a ‘scramble’ due to the way in which the European nations raced to capture territory to expand to their empires.  The Scramble for Africa is considered to have occurred from approximately 1870 until the outbreak of World War I in 1914.  During these years, almost all of Africa came under the control of the major European powers, including: Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Spain.  The Scramble for Africa unfolded as a series of major events that eventually saw the African continent colonized and then divided by the major European powers.  These events include: European interest in the Suez Canal, Berlin Conference, First Moroccan Crisis, Second Moroccan Crisis, European colonization in South Africa, and the brutal rule of Leopold II in the Congo.​   Click the links above to read more information about each topic.
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