Partition of Africa

GPTKB entity

Statements (73)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
gptkbp:cause gptkb:explorer
gptkb:missionary
industrialization
search for resources
European imperialism
national rivalry
gptkbp:effect forced labor
spread of Christianity
population displacement
ethnic conflicts
resistance movements
exploitation of resources
artificial borders in Africa
decline of African kingdoms
introduction of new administrative systems
spread of European languages
gptkbp:endDate 1914
gptkbp:followedBy African independence movements
colonial rule in Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Partition of Africa
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:United_Kingdom
African states
gptkbp:location gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Samori_Ture
gptkb:Leopold_II_of_Belgium
gptkb:Menelik_II
gptkb:Abdelkader_El_Djezairi
gptkb:Queen_Yaa_Asantewaa
gptkb:Otto_von_Bismarck
gptkb:Jules_Ferry
gptkb:Cecil_Rhodes
gptkbp:participants gptkb:European_powers
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:African_kingdoms
gptkbp:precededBy exploration of Africa
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:colonialism
gptkb:missionary
gptkb:Berlin_Act
imperialism
decolonization
resource extraction
African resistance
European rivalry
artificial borders
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Berlin_Conference
gptkb:New_Imperialism
decolonization of Africa
gptkbp:resultedIn colonization of Africa
division of African territories
loss of sovereignty for African states
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Fashoda_Incident
gptkb:Maji_Maji_Rebellion
gptkb:Italo-Ethiopian_War
gptkb:Ashanti_Wars
gptkb:Herero_and_Namaqua_genocide
gptkb:Mahdist_War
gptkb:Anglo-Zulu_War
gptkb:Berlin_Conference_(1884–1885)
Battle of Adwa
Congo Free State atrocities
gptkbp:startDate 1881
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Age_of_Imperialism
gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5