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Imperialism started, which ended up being one of the causes which started World War 1.
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Many Europeans believed that they were better than other peoples. The belief that one race is superior to others is called racism. The attitude was a reflection of Social Darwinism, a social theory of the time. In this theory, Charles Darwin’s ideas about evolution and natural selection were applied to human society.
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The scramble for the taking of African Colonies and countries started.
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The causing factors and how imperialism began in Africa.
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The competition was so fierce for African countries that European countries feared war among themselves. To prevent conflict, 14 European nations met at the Berlin Conference in 1884 to lay down rules for the division of Africa.
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Over the fore-coming years, European countries continued to take over more and more parts of Africa.
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In the early 1890's, the United Sates began to colonize countries, the main one being the Philippines.
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By 1914, all of Africa was taken over by European countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJe1W_HIWmA
