The Berlin Conference was a meeting held by European powers from 1884 to 1885 to regulate colonization and trade in Africa.

Here are the answers to Activity 2: 2.1) The Berlin Conference was a meeting held by European powers from 1884 to 1885 to regulate colonization and trade in Africa. 2.2) The Berlin Conference took place in Berlin, Germany, from November 1884 to February 1885. 2.3) The Berlin Conference was called to discuss ways of dividing Africa peacefully among European nations without fighting each other. 2.4) The main outcomes of the Berlin Conference were the partitioning of Africa into 46 colonies among European powers, and the formalization of rules for territorial claims and trade rights. 2.5) Two motives of European powers at the Berlin Conference were: • The search for raw materials and profit from Africa's resources. • The desire to gain power and prestige as nations through territorial expansion (nationalism and imperialism). 2.6) Representatives from 14 European countries, including Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Germany, participated in the Berlin Conference. The United States and the Ottoman Empire also participated. 2.7) Criticisms of the Berlin Conference include the lack of African representation and the arbitrary drawing of borders that ignored existing ethnic and cultural realities. 2.8) The Berlin Conference reflected the imperialistic attitudes and ideologies of the time by demonstrating European powers' belief in their right to dominate and exploit Africa for wealth and prestige, often justifying it through notions of racial superiority and "civilizing missions." Send me the next one 📸