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Africa before imperialism
African peoples were divided into hundreds of ethnic and linguistic groups. -
Nations Compete for Overseas empires
In the late 1860's, David Livingstone, a minister from Scotland, traveled with a group of Africans deep into central Africa. -
African Lands Become European Colonies
The discoveries of diamonds in 1867 and gold in 1886 in South Africa increased European interest in colonizing the land. -
Three Groups Clash over South Africa
The first group is Africans The second group is the Dutch The third group is the British -
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Berlin Conference Divides Africa
To prevent fighting, 14 European nations met at the Berlin Conference in 1884–85 to lay down rules for the division of Africa.