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When did most African countries gain their independence from European colonial powers?
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after WWII
Cortez Stoltenberg
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Which two African countries were never under European colonial rule?
Ethiopia and Sudan
Which European country was the last to grant independence to its African holdings?
South Africa was the last to gain independence in 1994. Eritrea was second to last in 1993.
How did world war 2 affect the demand for independence by colonial territories?
The aftermaths of world war two caused most African countries to demand for land reforms. The African people started to demand for end of colonial rule and the stop of slave trade in the colonies. Colonialists then appreciated the fact that African people required their own governments.
What was a characteristic om many African nations after their independence?
Many African nations are multiethnic, since they have kept their colonial borders after independence. Many of them have English or French as an official language.
How many African countries gained independence in 1960?
This country gained its independence from Britain in 1960.
Which two African countries were never under European colonial rule?
Ethiopia and Sudan
Why did European countries resist African colonial nationals?
They were afraid they would lose their supply of natural resources.
Why European countries resist African colonial nationalism?
They were afraid they would lose their supply of natural resources.
Why were African countries colonised?
Colonization of Africa was richly profitable for European colonial powers, at least at first. Eventually, colonization proves to carry a high cost, in terms of having to deal with independence movements and revolutions.
Which was an economic development in Caribbean countries during early European colonial rule?
Scarcity of labor led to the importation of African slaves.
How did counties in Africa gain independence?
European powers were no longer able to afford the recourses to maintain control of their african countries
How many African countries still belong to European colonial powers?
None. Spain still has territory on the African continent, as far as I know that is all that remains historically. None.
Which European country was the last to grant independence to its African holdings?
South Africa was the last to gain independence in 1994. Eritrea was second to last in 1993.
From whom did Africa gain independence?
There is no single answer to that. Africa is a continent, not a country. Africa consists of over 50 different countries. Many were occupied by different European countries, and so individual African countries gained independence from different countries at different times.
How many European countries held African colonies by 1914?
7 European Countries were held African colonies by 1914.
Which eastern Africa country was never a European colony?
Unlike most African countries, Ethiopia was never a European colony, for this reason it has been important to modern Africa as a symbol of independence
What African country successfully resisted European colonial efforts?
Ethiopia
