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The Europeans wanted territorial possession from the interior of Africa because of all the resources, power, and land it provided. AAL
King Leopold and the Congo, Europeans who where both Eurocentric and ethnocentric. They controlled Africa for the land = wealth = power = control. Also to spread the word and belief of God. Since they were Eurocentric and ethnocentric, they thought that the Africans, since they weren't Europeans nor white, that they weren't 'humans' and treated them like a sac of potato's. (slavery)
not all First Nations were allies of the Europeans. ex. the beothuk were hunted down by the Europeans for bounty because they didn't want to have the Europeans on their land.
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Europeans wanted to form colonies in west Africa because it was a good trading spot
Europeans wanted African colonies because of the vast wealth in minerals, timber and herbs.
The Europeans wanted territorial possession from the interior of Africa because of all the resources, power, and land it provided. AAL
The Europeans exploited Africa's land and people.
King Leopold and the Congo, Europeans who where both Eurocentric and ethnocentric. They controlled Africa for the land = wealth = power = control. Also to spread the word and belief of God. Since they were Eurocentric and ethnocentric, they thought that the Africans, since they weren't Europeans nor white, that they weren't 'humans' and treated them like a sac of potato's. (slavery)
This depends on what exactly you want to control and where.
The reason that the Europeans wanted to claim and control land throughout the world were economic ones. In the new lands of the Americas and Africa, the Europeans were looking for gold, raw materials, and land possessions as a way to compete with one another.
You may mean Suez Canal . This allows ships to pass from the Mediterranean to the Indian ocean.
The British wanted to control South Africa because it was one of the trade routes to India.
The Brits wanted oil. Also, they were competing against other European countries for occupation of Africa. Europeans saw Africa as a "Gold Mine," especially economically. Africa had diamonds, gold, silver, herbs, and slaves to be bought. A country with control of Africa would greatly increase their power just before WWI. Slave trade was part of the reason they were there originally... yes, it was out of the question in 1901.. but they may have not jumped on Nigeria had it not been for slaves prior to 1901 and we may be talking about why the French colonized Nigeria.
They believed that Africans were uncivilized and needed to be guided by Europeans- APEX