European contact with Africa increased in the late 1800s primarily due to the Scramble for Africa, where European powers sought to colonize and exploit the continent's resources. Advances in technology, such as steamships and quinine for malaria prevention, facilitated deeper exploration and control of African territories. The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 formalized the partitioning of Africa among European nations, further accelerating colonial expansion. This period marked a significant increase in trade, missionary activities, and the establishment of European political dominance across the continent.
Improved transportation and medicine were the two primary factors that increased European exploration and interests in interior Africa in the late 1800s.
It was fast because everyone wanted to be apart of the diamonds that were discovered in Africa.
Africa had a wealth of Natural Resources
raw materials used in industry
Improved transportation and medicine were the two primary factors that increased European exploration and interests in interior Africa in the late 1800s.
European nations colonized Africa in the 19th century because of it's wealth of natural resources. Africa had a great amount of petroleum, lead, tin, copper and precious gems. Africa was a source of economic growth for the European countries.
East Africa was able to resist European conquest
Improved transportation and medicine were the two primary factors that increased European exploration and interests in interior Africa in the late 1800s.
Slavery was legal in many parts of the world in the 1800s, including the United States, Brazil, Cuba, and various European colonies in Africa and the Caribbean.
Imperialism
The slaves brought over from africa from the 1600s to the 1800s.