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- Denmark (1650's-1850's)
- Netherlands (1650's-1800's)
- Belgium (1880's-1960's)
- United Kingdom (1660's-1980's)
- France (1620's-1970's)
- Germany (1680's-1910's)
- Italy (1880's-1960's)
- Portugal (1470's-1970's)
- Spain (1470's-1970's)
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Germany had its East African holdings in particular.
Belgium held dominion over the Congo.
Great Britain had famously had Cape Colony, including Natal and eventually Zululand as well as the Orange Free States.
France controlled almost all of North Africa.
Spain, Italy, and Portugal likewise had their own holdings.
In fact, by the turn of the start of WWI, there were only two independent countries in all of Africa: Liberia and Ethiopia.
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What was the European policy of paternalism in Africa?
The colonies were governed either directly or indirectly by the mother country, protected by the mother country, and the monarchs were leaders of the colonies.
What is the only country in west Africa that is not a colony?
Liberia. (Since the 1970's there haven't been any Colonies in West Africa, though).
What was the first Christian country in Africa?
The Portuguese planted the first maritime colonies in Africa. The Dutch planted the first settled colonies in Africa. A maritime colony is a port city and some surrounding territory, but it is not terribly expansive. (Hong Kong until 1999 would be a good example.) A settled colony is a more typical colony type of which the 13 colonies that became the United States would be a good example.
What countries have the largest colonies in africa countries had the largest colonies in Africa?
There are no more colonies in Africa. The last one (Southern Rhodesia) became independent from the United Kingdom in 1980. The nation that had the largest colonies in terms of land mass was France.
When did Europeans start to establish colonies in Africa?
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What type of colonies shaped the country of Africa?
European Colonies
What country is responsible for the colonies in Africa?
i think it is Britain
Which country had the maximum number of colonies in Africa?
Britain
Which country had the most colonies in Africa in 1993?
There were no colonies in Africa in 1993. The last Colony became independent in 1980. (Rhodesia, UK)
What country had the most colonies in south africa?
The United Kingdom
What was the European policy of paternalism in Africa?
The colonies were governed either directly or indirectly by the mother country, protected by the mother country, and the monarchs were leaders of the colonies.
Europeans controlled colonies in all of west Africa except for the country of?
liberia
What country was in debt after the French and Indian War?
the citizens of the 13 colonies.
Which European country gave it's Africa colonies their independence because of political coup in their home country?
Portugal
Why were the colonies of Asia and Africa drawn into ww1?
The colonies of Africa and Asia belonged to the nations fighting WWI. Naturally, those colonies aided their mother country on the path to Victory. Also, some colonies (such as German Tanganyika) had soldiers stationed in the region. They fought and invaded their enemy's colonies and colonial forces.
Which continent was divided into colonies by European countries at the Berlin conference of 1884 and 1885?
The country was Africa :)
The four large countries of central Africa excluding the DRC were all colonies of what country?
The UN.
