Divide and Rule: The Partition of Africa, 1880-1914The partition of Africa was one of the most spectacular episodes in modern history. For Europeans, Africa was still an unknown continent in 1880. Thirty years later almost all of it was under European control. This race for colonies went hand in hand with a host of thrilling exploits and dramatic conflicts, of which Stanley's exploration of the Congo and Gordon's death in Khartoum are just two examples. |
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... Chamberlain , joined the Salisbury cabinet , which thus became a two - party cabinet made up of Conservatives and former Liberals . To the great surprise of many people , Chamberlain chose the rather ungla- morous colonial portfolio , a ...
The Partition of Africa, 1880-1914 H. L. Wesseling. Chamberlain Joseph Chamberlain ( 1836-1914 ) is one of the most ... Chamberlain's name is inseparably linked with Birmingham , the city that made him rich and later famous , he was born ...
... Chamberlain was part of the troika that governed his country for seven years , from 1895 to 1902 . With Chamberlain there appeared a completely new approach to African affairs , that of modern , economically motivated imperialism ...
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Divide and Rule: The Partition of Africa, 1880-1914 H. L. Wesseling,H. W. Wesseling No preview available - 1996 |