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From the point of a European the main effects of the Berlin treaty would be in the Congo basin

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Development of trade and civilization and free navigation of the two main rivers

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about 3 or 4 conferences took place

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native Africans think that the conference launched the division of Africa and celebrate the victory for Europeans for conquering instead of being sad for the loss of African independence

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discussed African problems in Berlin

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took place 11-15-84 through 2-26-85

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the rules for future colonial expansion was thought to be a good idea, but it was to vauge to be workable

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the claims of the Internation Association was not very recognized

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the power that Great Britain had over south Nigeria was recognized

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the land adjustments were a very important outcome

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stated purpose was to guarantee free trade and navigation on the congo and lower Niger

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problems in west africa

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Otto von Bismark represented all the european nations, the united states and the ottomanempire

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aimed at settling problems connected with European colonies in Africa

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European states had owned almost 90% of Africa

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after the conference lands owned by European's expanded by 1900

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people got more interested in Africa because of the Berlin Conference

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the Berlin conference did not start the colonization of Europe in Africa, but it did legalize the process

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both meetings did not include the people of Africa when they were dividing up their homeland

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during the conference they also decided some ground rules for the future

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Great Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, and King Leopold II divided the land and then it became legal

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rivalry led Bismark to call a meeting between the European leaders in 1884

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the scramble for territory had made problems between the European leaders

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German's leader wanted to protect the business so he felt like he had to take Africa's land too

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Belgium's king claimed land in Africa as his so he could have more wealth

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the nations wanted to have their business do well and not get bankrupt so they began sending in people to make sure their treaty was not cancelled

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during the 1870s and early 1880s European nations went to Africa for natural resources

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it was commonly known as the Scramble For Africa

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the Berlin conference marked the climax of the rivalry between the Europeans for land in Africa

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The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 marked the climax of the European competition for territory in Africa, a process commonly known as the . During the 1870s and early 1880s European nations such as Great Britain, France, and Germany began looking to Africa for natural resources for their growing industrial sectors as well as a potential market for the goods these factories produced. As a result, these governments sought to safeguard their commercial interests in Africa and began sending scouts to the continent to secure treaties from indigenous peoples or their supposed representatives. Similarly, Belgium's King Leopold II, who aspired to increase his personal wealth by acquiring African territory, hired agents to lay claim to vast tracts of land in central Africa. To protect Germany's commercial interests, German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, who was otherwise uninterested in Africa, felt compelled to stake claims to African land.

Inevitably, the scramble for territory led to conflict among European powers, particularly between the British and French in West Africa; , the Portuguese, and British in East Africa; and the French and King Leopold II in central Africa. Rivalry between Great Britain and France led Bismarck to intervene, and in late 1884 he called a meeting of European powers in Berlin. In the subsequent meetings, Great Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, and King Leopold II negotiated their claims to African territory, which were then formalized and mapped. During the conference the leaders also agreed to allow free trade among the colonies and established a framework for negotiating future European claims in Africa. Neither the Berlin Conference itself nor the framework for future negotiations provided any say for the peoples of Africa over the partitioning of their homelands.

The Berlin Conference did not initiate European colonization of Africa, but it did legitimate and formalize the process. In addition, it sparked new interest in Africa. Following the close of the conference, European powers expanded their claims in Africa such that by 1900, European states had claimed nearly 90 percent of African territory.

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The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 marked the climax of the European competition for territory in Africa, a process commonly known