Berlin Conference

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Congo_Conference
gptkb:West_Africa_Conference
gptkbp:attendedBy gptkb:Austria-Hungary
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Sweden-Norway
gptkbp:category 1884 in Germany
1885 in Germany
19th-century diplomatic conferences
History of Africa
History of Berlin
gptkbp:country gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:General_Act_of_the_Berlin_Conference
gptkbp:endDate 1885-02-26
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Berlin Conference
gptkbp:location gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:notAttendedBy any African representatives
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Otto_von_Bismarck
gptkbp:purpose regulate European colonization and trade in Africa
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Congo_Free_State
gptkb:King_Leopold_II_of_Belgium
European imperialism
colonialism in Africa
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
gptkb:General_Act_of_the_Berlin_Conference
gptkbp:significance established rules for colonization
formalized the Scramble for Africa
increased European imperialism in Africa
gptkbp:startDate 1884-11-15
gptkbp:topic abolition of the slave trade
division of Africa among European powers
free trade in the Congo Basin
navigation of the Niger and Congo Rivers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4