King Leopold II was able to convince France and Germany that common trade in Africa was in the best interests of all three countries. On the initiative of Portugal, Otto Von Bismarck,German Chancellor, called on representatives of Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden-Norway(union until 1905), the Ottoman Empire, and the United States to take part in the Berlin Conference to work out policy. However, the United States did not actually participate in the conference.
I'm pretty sure there were 4 African countries involved with the Berlin conference :)
Representatives from Africa
he thinks of it as a primitive and wild
Because of Adolf
The Europeans thought the Africans couldn't handle the government themselves.
The purpose of the Potsdam Conference, held August 2, 1945, was to decide punishment for Germany and how to pick the pieces up in Europe after World War II. It is sometimes referred to as the Berlin Conference of the Three Heads of Government of the USSR, USA and UK.
Japan in 1884 was considered to be a world power. It was not, however, invited to the Berlin West Africa Conference.
Bounderies for new European countries were created at the Berlin Conference.
African tribes
Representatives from Africa - Apex
Representatives from Africa
To agree on the division of African territory between European powers
The two African countries that remained independent are Liberia and Ethiopia.
African tribes
There are a number of things that the Berlin conference accomplished. The European nations came agreed on how to divide the African countries peacefully. The conference took place in 1885.
the Europeans felt they were superior to the africans
What did the 15 European countries who met at the Berlin Conference in 1884 determine
The Berlin Conference of 1884-85 was a conference that met to regulate colonization in Africa. It also met to regulate European trade on the continent. The outcome was the General Act of the Berlin Conference. This began a period of more colonial activity by Europeans by which they overtook the African countries.