The Europeans thought the Africans couldn't handle the government themselves.
Because of Adolf
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.
Representatives from Africa
All of the European powers met and discussed how they would settle the colonization disputes in Africa, to prevent a war between the nations. Africa was divided into spheres of influence by the european powers- APEX nikka!
To agree on the division of African territory between European powers
The Africans took no place in the Berlin conference. There were 14 European nations there but no African tribal leaders were present.
Bounderies for new European countries were created at the Berlin Conference.
The Berlin Conference
The Europeans thought the Africans couldn't handle the government themselves.
The Europeans thought the Africans couldn't handle the government themselves.
The Berlin Conference
that European nations would have to alert one another about any African territory they claimed.
To agree on the division of African territory between European powers
During the Berlin Conference of 1805, European nations divvied up Africa and claimed their colonial holdings. This would lead to decades of economic and social oppression as European nations used African resources and people to make money.
It was the Conference of Berlin
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.