The Scramble for Africa

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affects African cultures
African economies
African societies
African borders
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Partition_of_Africa
gptkbp:causedBy industrialization
search for resources
European imperialism
national rivalry
gptkbp:consequence forced labor
spread of Christianity
exploitation of African resources
spread of European languages
conflicts among African groups
introduction of new borders
loss of African sovereignty
gptkbp:endDate 1914
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Scramble for Africa
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:location gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Boer_Wars
gptkb:Fashoda_Incident
gptkb:Berlin_Conference_(1884–1885)
Battle of Adwa
Congo Free State establishment
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Leopold_II_of_Belgium
gptkb:Menelik_II
gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkb:Otto_von_Bismarck
gptkb:Cecil_Rhodes
gptkbp:precededBy exploration of Africa
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:colonialism
gptkb:New_Imperialism
decolonization of Africa
European imperialism
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Berlin_Conference
colonization of Africa
division of African territories
gptkbp:startDate 1881
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thomas_Pakenham
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6