"The Scramble for Africa"

1.) What were the main European nations involved in this scramble?

France, Britain, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and Italy were the main European nations involved in the "Scramble for Africa."

2.) What were these nations looking for in Africa?

The European nations were looking for natural resources. Africa was known for its diamonds, gold, silver, other metals, and ivory. Africa was also used for the slave trade. African men were sold for money and used as servants with no rights.

3.) How were they able to dominate Africa so easily?

The European nations easily had the upper hand against Africa in terms of weapons and technology. New steam powered ships and guns allowed the nations to overcome the Africans. European nations even invented the machine gun. Once the machine gun was invented, Africans were easy to deal with.

4.) How did this scramble affect the African people?

The Europeans created weird borders in Africa that separated friendly tribes and brought enemy tribes closer together. Africa still suffers from tribalism. Tribes constantly struggle and start fights in Africa. Sometimes, it is a large enough struggle for it to be a civil war (a war between people in the same country).