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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... Rome in 1852 , the seventh son in a family of twelve . His father and a friend of the family , the French admiral Louis de Montaignac , steered the young man's interest toward the navy - the French navy , that is — at an early age ...
... involved . After all , Sicily is not far from the African coast , and one does not have to be a great historian to recall that centuries ago Rome's rise had begun Italy and Imperialism 239 ITALY AND IMPERIALISM Italy after unification.
... Rome , would have none of these Fabian tactics . He bombarded his commander with fiery exhor- tations and sarcastic telegrams . The tormented Baratieri went on the attack on 1 March 1896. The result would enter the history books as the ...
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Divide and Rule: The Partition of Africa, 1880-1914 H. L. Wesseling,H. W. Wesseling No preview available - 1996 |