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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... coast or in the Congo delta . The French and Portuguese , but also the British and Dutch , were involved , the last two being the most successful . In po- litical terms , however , France and Portugal dominated the coast . The Por ...
... coast from about the Rovuma ( the border with Mozambique ) to the Tana ( the border with Witu ) was recognized , all to a depth of ten nautical miles from the coast . The hinterland was divided into a German sphere of influence in the ...
... Coast , over which France declared a protectorate on 10 January 1889. The frontier between it and the Gold Coast was drawn a few months later . This British colony had been in existence since 1850 , to the great dissatisfaction of the ...
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Divide and Rule: The Partition of Africa, 1880-1914 H. L. Wesseling,H. W. Wesseling No preview available - 1996 |