also what were some of the benefits of this foreign control to africa
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The 'scramble for Africa' divided the continent fairly equally amongst European powers, Britain, France, Portugal, Belgium, Holland got the majority, Interestingly the U.S. was 'invited' to the the talks that divided it up but declined citing its stance against colonialism.
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http://www.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/~bsilva/...
Oblivious to the divides across tribal lands for most the boundaries created then still apply today, perhaps this is why there's so much turbulence in Africa now? Howstuffworks "History of Africa"::
Many highly organized states existed in Africa long before the European . At the start of World War I in 1914, only Liberia and Ethiopia remained
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Mainly UK - although France, Germany, Belgium were other colonial powers.
Mixed benefits (slavery for example - hardly a benefit) - the powers brought education, sanitiaion, healthcare, religion (Christianity) - although rather too little to be worthwhile, and peace and stability to some (not all) regions.
UK. We stopped the tribes from fighting each other, that's about it.
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Who controlled most of africa before world war I ?