The Berlin Conference was held in 1884 in Berlin. Fourteen European countries and the United States got together to plan the further exploitation of Africa.
King Leopold of Belgium became the monarch of the Congo Free State.
Berlin Conference
King Leopold of Belgium became the monarch of the Congo Free State.
Because it was held at the instigation of Germany's Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck.
The Berlin conference was held in order to recommend ways to reconstruct Europe after World War II. The conference was also used to determine the fate of German war criminals.
The Berlin Conference regulated how European colonization and trade could take place in Africa. Known also as the Congo Conference, this conference brought about the brutal power of King Leopold II.
to stop Leopold III from taking over Africa
Africa was divided by the Europeans into spheres of influence.
It was the Conference of Berlin
Only the coastal areas of Africa were colonized by European countries at the time of the Berlin Conference.
King Leopold of Belgium became the monarch of the Congo Free State.