Imperialism By matthebling Jan 1, 1884 Belgium claims land near Congo River, name Congo At Berlin Conference, King Leopold finalized the claim to Congo Jul 5, 1884 Germany colonizes Cameroon Germany colonizes Cameroon to stay relevant in Europe, they saw Enlgand and France colonizing, so they had to respond and colonize for themselves. Jan 1, 1885 Germany claims East Africa Jan 1, 1905 Portugal colonizes Angola Slave interests Jan 1, 1911 Italy claims Libya