It was colonized because there was a lot of gold and diamonds in Africa
A competition between European imperial powers to control Africa
Black Jesus and Black Santa
European colonists had better weapons.
USA Test Prep Answer: England and France.
european nations wanted monopoly control of markets and resources.
Africa had a wealth of Natural Resources
The European Nations placed mandates which places a country under the control of another power by international agreement.
the discovery of valuable natural resources by the portugese explorers
Almost 90 % of Africa was under European control by then.
The Europeans had military advantages such as superior weapons
It was colonized because there was a lot of gold and diamonds in Africa
"africa has a allot of natreral recourses that their counrties didnt like dimonds" *Africa *a lot *natural *resources *countries *didn't *diamonds
The European Nations placed mandates which places a country under the control of another power by international agreement.
africa
because bla bla bla
industrialized western European nations