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Answer this question… European powers lost influence in African countries.
The 80s was in the twentieth century. The twentieth century began in 1900 and ended on January 1, 2000 which marked the beginning of a new millennium.
The First Empire revolved primarily, but not exclusively, around the settler colonies of the Americas. These would be termed the Thirteen Colonies and would gain their independence from Britain in 1783. The Second Empire then developed from the remnants of the First - particularly India - and were added to during the Napoleonic Wars and then throughout the nineteenth century and even into the beginning of the twentieth century. It is this Second, predominantly Victorian, Empire that most people associate with the British Empire.
It allowed them to more easily conquer and control colonies in Africa and Asia.
Europe had enormous capital and industries which allowed it to dominate the world economy by the beginning of the twentieth century. It was also superior militarily.