Bartholomeu Dias
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.
Vasco De Gama of Portugal was the first European to lead a sailing expedition around the southern tip of Africa, known now as the Cape of Good hope, and sail into the Indian Ocean to ports of call in the Orient.
Magellan led the first European expedition to reach the Pacific Ocean.
Close to Africa and facing the Atlantic, Spain, and Portugal were well-placed to lead the maritime expansion of Europe.then, portugal took the lead in 1419
The Portuguese was the European group that made voyages of discovery along West Africa.
New sea routes, established during the Age of Exploration, allowed European powers to navigate around Africa, facilitating direct trade with Asia and the Americas. These routes enabled easier access to Africa's resources, such as gold, ivory, and later, slaves, prompting increased European exploration and colonization. As maritime technology improved, nations like Portugal, Spain, and later the British and Dutch intensified their presence on the continent, establishing coastal trading posts and colonies. This expansion significantly influenced Africa's economic and political landscape, leading to prolonged European involvement in the region.
what was a major effect you mean? It is that it has lead to much unrest in the political sense, not strong economies when the europeans left, and it has made most of Africa dirt poor.
Only 1 country colonized South Africa (England).The Dutch east India company set up a port in South Africa which lead to some people settling in South Africa but not under imperial order
Juan Ponce de Leon
Because they were not responsible for WW2. Good question. They began the war in Africa by first attacking Absyannia in 1935. Then their actions lead to war against Britain for Somalia and the control of the Suez Canal. I think the reason they were not responsible is that this was not a total war on European soil. They did lead the war in North Africa until Hitler promoted Rommel to a Field Marshall.
He lead the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States, and was the first European documented to have crossed the Mississippi River.
The way European colonists carved up Africa in the 1800s led to civil strife because it turned tribes against each other and forced them to lose their sense of unity.