<P> Africa was the target of the third wave of European colonialism , after that of the Americas and Asia . Many European statesmen and industrialists wanted to accelerate the Scramble for Africa , securing colonies before they strictly needed them . As a champion of Realpolitik , Bismarck disliked colonies and thought they were a waste of time , but his hand was forced by pressure from both the elites and the general population which considered the colonization a necessity for German prestige . German colonies in Togoland , Samoa , South - West Africa and New Guinea had corporate commercial roots , while the equivalent German - dominated areas in East Africa and China owed more to political motives . The British also took an interest in Africa , using the East Africa Company to take over what are now Kenya and Uganda . The British crown formally took over in 1895 and renamed the area the East Africa Protectorate . </P>
<P> Africa was the target of the third wave of European colonialism , after that of the Americas and Asia . Many European statesmen and industrialists wanted to accelerate the Scramble for Africa , securing colonies before they strictly needed them . As a champion of Realpolitik , Bismarck disliked colonies and thought they were a waste of time , but his hand was forced by pressure from both the elites and the general population which considered the colonization a necessity for German prestige . German colonies in Togoland , Samoa , South - West Africa and New Guinea had corporate commercial roots , while the equivalent German - dominated areas in East Africa and China owed more to political motives . The British also took an interest in Africa , using the East Africa Company to take over what are now Kenya and Uganda . The British crown formally took over in 1895 and renamed the area the East Africa Protectorate . </P>
in the late-nineteenth century the european race to rapidly colonize africa became known as the
in the late-nineteenth century the european race to rapidly colonize africa became known as the
Scramble for Africa
Scramble for Africa