Ethiopians
Improved transportation and medicine were the two primary factors that increased European exploration and interests in interior Africa in the late 1800s.
The discoveries of diamonds in 1867 and gold in 1886 in South Africa increased Europeans interest in colonizing the continent
Improved transportation and medicine were the two primary factors that increased European exploration and interests in interior Africa in the late 1800s.
The practice of owning land privately was introduced into much of Africa by European settlers.
Ethiopians
Improved transportation and medicine were the two primary factors that increased European exploration and interests in interior Africa in the late 1800s.
Africa had a wealth of Natural Resources
Among the European countries that established their own colonies in Africa were Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. While some countries (including France, Spain, and Portugal) had colonized parts of Africa as far back as the 1500s, the majority of the colonization by the European powers occurred in the mid-to late 1800s. To a certain extent, the Dutch were apart of this colonization as they formed a group of other Europeans who settled in what was South Africa. They were called Afrikaners.
raw materials used in industry
Improved transportation and medicine were the two primary factors that increased European exploration and interests in interior Africa in the late 1800s.
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.
The discoveries of diamonds in 1867 and gold in 1886 in South Africa increased Europeans interest in colonizing the continent
East Africa was able to resist European conquest
Improved transportation and medicine were the two primary factors that increased European exploration and interests in interior Africa in the late 1800s.
Slavery was legal in many parts of the world in the 1800s, including the United States, Brazil, Cuba, and various European colonies in Africa and the Caribbean.
In the late 19th century (about 1875-1900), a handful of European nations conquered most of Africa. It was the Age of Imperialism.CynthiaM Answered thiss question :)Twitter - @C_Daaaisz