because bla bla bla
the discovery of valuable natural resources by the portugese explorers
The Europeans had military advantages such as superior weapons
Protectorates
protectorates
Most of Africa came under European control.
Africa had a wealth of Natural Resources
european nations wanted monopoly control of markets and resources.
The European Nations placed mandates which places a country under the control of another power by international agreement.
the discovery of valuable natural resources by the portugese explorers
The control of Africa had been critical to European nations in 1913 because it offered them more power, territory, and abundant resources as well as a sufficient labor force. Basically, it could be considered as a race between all the competing countries for dominance in 1913.
Almost 90 % of Africa was under European control by then.
The Europeans had military advantages such as superior weapons
It was colonized because there was a lot of gold and diamonds in Africa
"africa has a allot of natreral recourses that their counrties didnt like dimonds" *Africa *a lot *natural *resources *countries *didn't *diamonds
The European Nations placed mandates which places a country under the control of another power by international agreement.
Africa
A competition between European imperial powers to control Africa