"The Scramble for Africa"

The "Scramble for Africa" was between Britian, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Protrugal-who wanted a part of Africa (or whole) for their own. Every coutnry wanted to expand and gain more land, but every country had its specific special reasons too. For Britain Africa was an important port to sea route to India, since they already acquired the Cape Colony in Africa. Frances interest was in the slave trading, then they later became interested in palm oil and lumber that was in Africa. Belgium mainly wanted more land after they had gain independence, the Kind of Belgium bought land eighty times his own countries size. Which inhabated the Congos who were relentless. Germany was very late into entereing the colonization of Africa, which left them with little to nothing. They did not want to colonize distant land but business men and nationalist were pressuring the government. Eurpoean countries took over other non European areas because they had power from industrialization and the nation state organization. This effected the Africans and made tribalism which mixed up different tribes together, and they still suffer from tribalism and have many civil wars inside the same tribe (they are confused).