History timeline of Imperialism and age of imperialism - Scramble for Africa. Imperialist states vie for control over parts of Africa.
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David Livingstone
Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
The Scramble for Africa
After Dr. David Livingstone disappeared into the Congo for several years, an American reporter, Henry Stanley, went to track him down. The story sparked widespread interest in Africa.
The Belgian Congo
European Advantages
Steam Engine
Maxim Machine Gun
King Leopold II hired Stanley to help him acquire lands in the Congo. The colony, the Belgian Congo, brutally exploited locals as labor to collect rubber sap.
Rubber is money! We need more! Your life depends on it!
European imperialists had a number of advantages that allowed them to penetrate into Africa and create colonies.
Anti-Malarial drugs
Berlin Conference
Ethiopian Resistance
In order to prevent conflict over African colonies, European leaders met in Berlin to decide where and how colonies should be established. No Africans were invited.
Ethiopia defeated an invading Italian force at the Battle of Adwa. By 1914, only two nations remained independent: Liberia and Ethiopia.
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