European colonization of Africa

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/European_colonization_of_Africa

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedArea	gptkb:North_Africa gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
gptkbp:beganIn	late 19th century
gptkbp:endDate	mid 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	European colonization of Africa
gptkbp:involvedCountry	gptkb:Belgium gptkb:France gptkb:Germany gptkb:Italy gptkb:Netherlands gptkb:Portugal gptkb:Spain gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:keyFigure	gptkb:Leopold_II_of_Belgium gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley gptkb:Otto_von_Bismarck gptkb:Cecil_Rhodes gptkb:David_Livingstone
gptkbp:legacy	infrastructure development spread of Christianity ethnic conflicts economic underdevelopment introduction of European languages arbitrary borders loss of indigenous cultures
gptkbp:motive	gptkb:missionary political competition scientific exploration economic interests racist ideologies
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Congo_Free_State gptkb:Italian_Libya gptkb:French_West_Africa gptkb:German_East_Africa gptkb:British_Egypt gptkb:Portuguese_Angola gptkb:Spanish_Sahara gptkb:Dutch_South_Africa
gptkbp:opposedBy	African resistance movements
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Boer_Wars gptkb:Maji_Maji_Rebellion gptkb:Herero_and_Namaqua_genocide gptkb:Anglo-Zulu_War gptkb:Berlin_Conference_(1884–1885) Battle of Adwa
gptkbp:resultedIn	gptkb:partition_of_Africa decolonization resistance movements exploitation of resources cultural changes creation of colonial borders
gptkbp:significantEvent	gptkb:Berlin_Conference
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:European_diaspora
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6