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1 dzień temu · The European scramble to partition and occupy African territory is often treated as a peripheral aspect of the political and economic rivalries that developed between the new industrial nations in Europe itself and that were particularly acute from about 1870 to 1914.
- The British in The Niger Delta
Western Africa - British, Niger Delta, Colonization: In fact...
- The Southward Expansion of Oyo
As the Atlantic trade began to expand east of the Gold Coast...
- The Beginnings of European Activity
Western Africa - Exploration, Trade, Colonization: The...
- Jihad, Usman Dan Fodio
Western Africa - Jihad, Usman Dan Fodio: Usman was the...
- Pre-European Slave Trading
Western Africa - Pre-European Slave Trading: This situation...
- Sudanic Kingdoms, Trade, Culture
Western Africa - Sudanic Kingdoms, Trade, Culture: The...
- The British in The Niger Delta
2 dni temu · The "Scramble for Africa" between 1870 and 1914 was a significant period of European imperialism in Africa that ended with almost all of Africa, and its natural resources, claimed as colonies by European powers, who raced to secure as much land as possible while avoiding conflict amongst themselves.
1 dzień temu · British views of African populations from 1800 to 1970 reflected the larger discourse about Africa in this period. These views shaped how the British state and private groups attempted to measure and influence African population trends. In the precolonial era, travelers painted a picture of an underpopulated continent ravaged by war and slavery.
3 dni temu · The French colonial empire in the Americas comprised New France (including Canada and Louisiana ), French West Indies (including Saint-Domingue, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada, Tobago and other islands) and French Guiana. Pictured above is New France.
5 dni temu · The impact of African resistance to colonial surveys and land seizures on map making was for too long neglected by historians. By the end of World War I, the geopolitical boundaries of the region assumed their present configuration, marking off South Africa from its neighbors.
4 dni temu · The multiple crises following the diamond discoveries led during the 1870s to failed imperial schemes to confederate the Southern African territories, but imperial wars between 1878 and 1884 effectively ended the independence of the major African kingdoms.
2 dni temu · Map showing the colonization of Africa by European countries in the early 1900s. Outlined in red is territory Germany was forced to surrender after World War I. (more) Further dislocation accompanied the outbreak of World War I .
