Scramble for Africa

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Partition_of_Africa
gptkbp:category colonial history
African history
19th-century history
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:missionary
industrialization
search for resources
European imperialism
national rivalry
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:Berlin_Conference_(1884–1885)
gptkbp:effect displacement of African peoples
drawing of new borders in Africa
establishment of colonial rule
exploitation of African resources
resistance by African societies
gptkbp:endDate 1914
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scramble for Africa
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:European_powers
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:location gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Leopold_II_of_Belgium
gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley
gptkb:Otto_von_Bismarck
gptkb:Jules_Ferry
gptkb:Cecil_Rhodes
gptkb:David_Livingstone
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Berlin_Conference
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:colonialism
imperialism
European expansion
exploration of Africa
partition
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Berlin_Conference
gptkb:Colonialism_in_Africa
decolonization of Africa
African resistance movements
gptkbp:resultedIn colonization of Africa
gptkbp:significance foundation for modern African states
legacy of conflict and borders
major impact on African societies
reshaped political map of Africa
gptkbp:startDate 1881
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:Yinka_Shonibare
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4