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Q: Why did the europeans want to control parts of Africa?
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What items europeans want from Africa?

Diamonds.


Why did europeans want form colonies in West Africa?

Europeans wanted to form colonies in west Africa because it was a good trading spot


Why did Europeans want Africa?

Europeans wanted African colonies because of the vast wealth in minerals, timber and herbs.


Why did the Europeans want territorial possessions in the interior of Africa?

The Europeans wanted territorial possession from the interior of Africa because of all the resources, power, and land it provided. AAL


Why did Africans want independence from Europeans powers?

The Europeans exploited Africa's land and people.


Who were the imperial powers in Africa and why did they want to control the area of Africa?

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)


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Why did european countries want to expand their empires?

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.


What is the canal that the europeans want from Africa?

You may mean Suez Canal . This allows ships to pass from the Mediterranean to the Indian ocean.


Why did England want South Africa?

The British wanted to control South Africa because it was one of the trade routes to India.


What reason did the Europeans want to colonize Nigeria?

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.


Why wasn't Africa invited to the Berlin conference?

They believed that Africans were uncivilized and needed to be guided by Europeans- APEX