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Scramble for Africa

Africa in 1880 and 1913
The Rhodes Colossus: Caricature of Cecil John Rhodes, after he announced plans for a telegraph line and railroad from Cape Town to Cairo.Rhodes was one of the founders of De Beers. He owned the British South Africa Company.

The Scramble for Africa, also called the Race for Africa was a time in history when colonial expansion in Africa became rapid. It lasted from the 1880s until the beginning of World War I. Many European countries started colonies in Africa. The period is academically known as the age of New Imperialism.


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Stormloop vir Afrika AF Reparto d'Africa AN अफ्रीका केरौ विभाजन ANP التدافع على إفريقيا Arabic Repartu d'África AST Afrikanın kolonial bölünməsi AZ Африканы колониаль бүлеү BA Каланіяльны падзел Афрыкі BE Колониално разделяне на Африка Bulgarian আফ্রিকা দখলের লড়াই Bengali/Bangla

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