The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Stole Africa

Описание: The Scramble for Africa (1881–1914) was one of the most brutal and consequential periods in global history, where seven European powers carved up an entire continent and its vast resources in just a few decades.

This video dives deep into the forces behind the New Imperialism, exploring the infamous Berlin Conference (1884-1885), where European nations drew arbitrary borders across Africa, forever reshaping the political and economic landscape without a single African representative present.

We uncover:

The Motives: The raw economic demands of the Second Industrial Revolution (raw materials, new markets), strategic rivalries between European empires, and the technological advantages (quinine, steamships, new weaponry) that made conquest possible.

The Methods: The treaties of deceit, the mapping expeditions, and the swift military campaigns used to claim nearly 90% of the continent.

The Legacy: The devastating human cost, the establishment of economic exploitation systems, and how the colonial borders drawn on a map continue to fuel conflict and instability in modern Africa.

This is the essential story of how the African continent lost its sovereignty, how its wealth was extracted, and why the impacts of this era are still profoundly felt today.

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