Title: Imperialism in Africa - Notes Read
Headings: Imperialism in Africa
Imperialism in Africa
Reasons
Politics and War
Religion and Ideology
Sharing Africa
Neocolonialism

Content: Africa’s riches went to industrialized countries
France occupied Algeria in 1832, Tunisia in 1881 and then Morocco. Thus, French West Africa was created. For its part, with the same intention of territorial expansion, Great Britain took possession of Egypt in 1882, Sudan and southern Africa. In 1876, the king of Belgium, Leopoldo II, dominated the entire current area of ​​Congo. The region came under the personal rule of the monarch until 1908, when it was sold to the government of Belgium and was eighty times the size of the dominant country. See also: Imperialism
Reasons
Among the reasons for European domination were African natural wealth. The territory was lush in precious stones, vegetable and mineral raw materials. Politics and War
As strategies for domination, political negotiations, military and religious maneuvers were used. For political negotiations, tribal chiefs made trade deals with Europeans.