The Scramble for Africa, also known as the Race for Africa, was the proliferation of conflicting European claims to African territory during the New Imperialism period, between the 1880s and World War I in 1914.The main European nations involved in this scramble were France, Great Britain,Germany, Italy,Spain,Belgium and Portugal.Because they were looking for resources.they were looking for gold, ivory, wood and for the rubber treas.The Europeans were able to easily dominate Africa because they possessed better guns and military and african people used spears.The scramble of Africa effected African people because European created borders and divided many families.They created borders because every country created borders to protect their mines.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
"The Scramble for Africa"
The Scramble for Africa, also known as the Race for Africa, was the proliferation of conflicting European claims to African territory during the New Imperialism period, between the 1880s and World War I in 1914.The main European nations involved in this scramble were France, Great Britain,Germany, Italy,Spain,Belgium and Portugal.Because they were looking for resources.they were looking for gold, ivory, wood and for the rubber treas.The Europeans were able to easily dominate Africa because they possessed better guns and military and african people used spears.The scramble of Africa effected African people because European created borders and divided many families.They created borders because every country created borders to protect their mines.
